by our College Data Analytics TeamAccounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Essex County College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in accounting, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Essex paid an average of $253 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,590 | $7,590 |
| Fees | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,400 | $2,400 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Accounting students who received their associate degree at Essex took out an average of $5,250 in student loans. That is 76% lower than the national average of $21,925.
The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their associate degree from Essex is $26,353 per year. That is 12% lower than the national average of $29,813.
Online degrees for the Essex accounting associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Essex Online Learning page.
About 56.1% of the students who received their Associate in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 63.4% of the accounting associate degrees at Essex in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 40 |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 124 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 15 |
*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.
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