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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Accounting in New Jersey

21 Colleges in New Jersey

1,372 Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #5 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 21 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of accounting. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,372 bachelor's degrees in accounting during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Accounting School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The accounting bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Accounting in New Jersey ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of accounting students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for accounting.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Accounting in New Jersey

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Accounting Students Working on Their Bachelor's

Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ

223 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rutgers University - Newark is a popular option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Newark. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in New Jersey.

There were roughly 223 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent year we have data available.

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Kean University
Union, NJ

145 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#9 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Kean University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in accounting. Kean is a large public university located in the suburb of Union. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #9 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in New Jersey.

There were approximately 145 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent data year.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

142 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in New Jersey.

There were roughly 142 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

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Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

120 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Montclair State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in accounting. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in New Jersey.

There were roughly 120 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ

96 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#11 Best Quality In NJ

Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

There were roughly 96 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ

91 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in New Jersey.

There were about 91 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at Ramapo College in the most recent data year.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

89 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#7 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #7 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in New Jersey.

There were about 89 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent year we have data available.

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New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ

83 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#12 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

There were approximately 83 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at NJCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

73 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in New Jersey.

There were roughly 73 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rutgers University - Camden
Camden, NJ

55 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#8 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #8 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in New Jersey.

There were roughly 55 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Camden in the most recent data year.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	683	2,705
New York	681	4,744
Maryland	352	897
District of Columbia	234	261
Delaware	201	228

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Accounting is one of 5 different types of Accounting programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Accounting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	160
Accounting and Business/Management	4

Notes and References

The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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