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General Accounting at Essex County College

If you plan to study General Accounting, take a look at what Essex County College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Essex County College is located in Newark, NJ.

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

Online Class Availability at Essex County College

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

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for General Accounting graduates at Essex County College, by degree type.

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

General Accounting Associate’s Program at Essex County College

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General 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 General Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Essex County College, above the national average of 37%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for General Accounting Graduates

Students who finish General Accounting program at Essex County College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for General Accounting graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,576
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Tax Preparers	$67,542
Credit Analysts	$66,233

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.