Accounting at Rutgers University - Newark

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Rutgers University - Newark has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 13,231.

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

Rutgers Newark Accounting Degrees Available

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

Rutgers Newark Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Rutgers Newark 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 Rutgers Newark

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Rutgers University - Newark.

Rutgers Newark Accounting Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Rutgers Newark since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 Rutgers University - Newark with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Rutgers Newark Accounting Master’s Program

53% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Rutgers Newark does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	51
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - Newark. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	348

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 Rutgers University - Newark.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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