Accounting at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and approximately 7,479 students attend the school each year.

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

FDU Accounting Degrees Available

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

FDU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at FDU 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

FDU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at FDU since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FDU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. FDU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from FDU, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	71
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	121

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Hospitality Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	43,380	$46,860
Accountants and Auditors	37,370	$90,400
Financial Managers	21,340	$175,880
Financial Analysts	10,560	$106,100
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	4,130	$47,450

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.