Accounting at Seton Hall University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Seton Hall University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey and has a total student population of 9,814. Of the 1,646 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University in 2021, 70 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.

Seton Hall Accounting Degrees Available

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

Seton Hall Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Seton Hall 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
	9
	60

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Seton Hall. This makes it the #57 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Seton Hall Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Seton Hall is $54,012. This is 17% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Seton Hall

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

Seton Hall Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Seton Hall. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Seton Hall since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Seton Hall are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Seton Hall University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	38
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Seton Hall Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at Seton Hall awarded 72 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 61% of these degrees went to men with the other 39% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Seton Hall does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Seton Hall, 63% 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 Seton Hall University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	45
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing

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 Seton Hall University.

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 Chris Funkhouser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.