by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 99,265 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Jersey, there were 2,200 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,360 and $26,832 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 566 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,237 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in accounting.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree accounting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Teaneck, New Jersey. It awarded 100 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey list. Rutgers University - Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 171 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rider University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lawrenceville, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ramapo College of New Jersey. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey. Mahwah, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the #5 spot on the list. NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #6, Seton Hall University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey list. Seton Hall University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in South Orange, New Jersey. It awarded 72 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Madison, New Jersey, and it awarded 11 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Montclair State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 54 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rutgers University - Camden did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #9. Camden, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Kean University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey ranking. This fairly large school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 14 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Caldwell University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey list. This small school is located in Caldwell, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Thomas Edison State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey list. This medium-sized school is located in Trenton, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Bloomfield College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey list. Bloomfield College is located in Bloomfield, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Saint Peter’s University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey ranking. Saint Peter’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 29 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Centenary University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey ranking. Centenary is located in Hackettstown, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Strayer University - New Jersey landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New Jersey ranking. Strayer University - New Jersey is a private for-profit institution located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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