Accounting at Rider University

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

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and has a total student population of 4,824. Of the 331 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rider University in 2019, 75 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.

Rider Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Rider

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Rider offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Rider Accounting Rankings

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

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 Rider 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	32
Most Focused Accounting Schools	49
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	56
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	132
Most Popular Accounting Schools	180
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207

In 2019, 46 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Rider. This makes it the #132 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Rider

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

Rider Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 75 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Rider in 2019, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Rider since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Rider are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Rider University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	43
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Rider Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 46 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Rider. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Rider does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Rider, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Rider also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Accounting and Finance

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 Rider 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 Magneticcarpet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.