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. Of the 734 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus in 2021, 21 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.

FDU Accounting Degrees Available

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

FDU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	36
Most Focused Accounting Schools	96
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	231
	292
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	539
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	919

In 2021, 100 students received their master’s degree in accounting from FDU. This makes it the #37 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from FDU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at FDU is $42,227. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

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

Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from FDU in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were 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 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

FDU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 100 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from FDU, about 76% were men and 24% were 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 34% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from FDU, 71% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	71
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

FDU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.