Accounting at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and approximately 7,871 students attend the school each year. Of the 89 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus in 2019, 16 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.

FDU Accounting Degrees Available

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

FDU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at FDU 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
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused Accounting Schools	81
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	157
Most Popular Accounting Schools	177
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	460
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	634
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	949

In 2019, 106 students received their master’s degree in accounting from FDU. This makes it the #42 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

FDU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 16 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from FDU. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FDU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 106 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from FDU in 2018-2019, 61% were men and 39% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. FDU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from FDU, 89% 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	94
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FDU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.