Accounting at New Jersey City University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if New Jersey City University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,991. In 2019, 108 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from NJCU.

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

NJCU Accounting Degrees Available

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

NJCU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at NJCU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Most Focused Accounting Schools	59
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	78
Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	78
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	79
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
Most Popular Accounting Schools	147
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	161
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	279
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	538
Best Accounting Schools	626

In 2019, 37 students received their master’s degree in accounting from NJCU. This makes it the #161 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at NJCU

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

NJCU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 108 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from NJCU. About 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at NJCU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 New Jersey City University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	26
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

NJCU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from NJCU in 2019, 22% were men and 78% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NJCU 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 New Jersey City 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 Stepanstas under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.