Accounting at Montclair State University

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

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and approximately 21,115 students attend the school each year. Of the 901 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Montclair State University in 2019, 113 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.

Montclair State Accounting Degrees Available

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

Montclair State Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Montclair State 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 Montclair State 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 Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	40
Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	43
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	62
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Popular Accounting Schools	129
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	150
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	186
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	300
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359
Best Accounting Schools	420
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	587
Most Focused Accounting Schools	608

In 2019, 39 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Montclair State. This makes it the #150 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 113 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Montclair State. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Montclair State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Montclair State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	49
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Montclair State Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Montclair State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	17
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Montclair State 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 Montclair State 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 Yurinator180 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.