Accounting at Rutgers University - Newark

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Rutgers University - Newark has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 13,231. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 177 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Rutgers Newark.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers Newark Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Rutgers Newark

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Rutgers Newark does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Rutgers Newark Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Rutgers Newark performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Rutgers Newark is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	10
	12
	13
	14
	39
	43
	56
	61
	248
	404

In 2021, 171 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Rutgers Newark. This makes it the #13 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Rutgers University - Newark.

Rutgers Newark Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Rutgers Newark since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - Newark with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	41
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Rutgers Newark Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 171 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Rutgers Newark. About 53% were men and 47% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Rutgers Newark does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - Newark with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	71
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Rutgers Newark also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - Newark.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Accountants and Auditors	37,370	$90,400
Credit Analysts	2,690	$85,030
Business Professors	2,510	$111,740
Financial Examiners	2,310	$109,100
Budget Analysts	2,160	$83,710

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.