Accounting at Seton Hall University

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

Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey and approximately 9,814 students attend the school each year. Of the 528 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University in 2021, 70 of them were accounting majors.

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

Seton Hall Accounting Degrees Available

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

Seton Hall Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Seton Hall 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 Seton Hall 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
	8
	28
	128
	134
	136
	184
	213
	510
	702

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Seton Hall. This makes it the #54 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Seton Hall

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

Seton Hall Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 70 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Seton Hall in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Seton Hall since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Seton Hall are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	38
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Seton Hall Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 72 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Seton Hall, about 61% were men and 39% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Seton Hall does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Seton Hall, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	45
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Seton Hall 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 Seton Hall University.

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
• Image Credit: By Chris Funkhouser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.