Accounting at Kean University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Kean University stacks up to those at other schools.

Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and has a total student population of 14,056. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 123 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Kean.

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

Kean Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Kean

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, Kean does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Kean Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Kean compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Kean 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 Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	28
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
Most Popular Accounting Schools	144
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	214
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	248
Most Focused Accounting Schools	261
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	290
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	367
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	379
Best Accounting Schools	496

In 2019, 23 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Kean. This makes it the #248 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Kean

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

Kean Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 123 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Kean in 2019, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Kean since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Kean University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	50
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Kean Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 23 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Kean. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Kean 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 Kean 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 Daniel Collins under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.