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Accounting at Essex County College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Essex County College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Essex County College is located in Newark, NJ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 33 accounting degrees were awarded at Essex County College.

Studying Online at Essex County College

Online coursework is an option at Essex County College. Among 7,026 students, 706 (10%) studied exclusively online and 2,173 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Essex County College

Use these rankings to compare Essex County College’s Accounting program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New Jersey	#1 of 22
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#8 of 187
Best Value	Nationwide	#68 of 1,141

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Essex County College

Those who finish Essex County College’s Accounting program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$26,373
2 years	$31,762
3 years	$39,227
4 years	$43,896
5 years	$44,577

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Accounting graduates from Essex County College take home a median $43,896, compared with $39,443 for all Essex County College graduates — about 11% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Accounting graduates at Essex County College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting graduates at Essex County College are 76% women (25) and 24% men (8).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Essex County College

Of the 33 associate’s accounting graduates at Essex County College, 76% were women (25) and 24% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Essex County College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	16
Black / African American	9
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Essex County College, above the national average of 46%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at Essex County College

This Accounting program at Essex County College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	33

Highest-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Those who complete Accounting program at Essex County College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Accounting majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,576
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.