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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in New Jersey

17 Colleges
$52,360 Avg Salary
$26,832 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 577 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Accounting Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in New Jersey to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - Newark the most popular school in New Jersey for accounting students. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

Full Accounting at Rutgers University - Newark Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for accounting students. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Seton Hall University is a great place for accounting students. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

Full Accounting at Seton Hall University Report

#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for accounting students. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Accounting at Montclair State University Report

#5

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey City University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rider University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Accounting at Rider University Report

Ramapo College of New Jersey ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in New Jersey list. Ramapo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Mahwah.

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#8

Kean University

Union, NJ

Kean University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

Read full report on Accounting at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

Rutgers University - Camden came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in New Jersey ranking. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

Full Accounting at Rutgers University - Camden Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,804
Pennsylvania 582
Maryland 311
District of Columbia 209
Delaware 72

Accounting is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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