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2021 Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

13 Colleges
1,245 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,519 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New JerseyOut of the majors we analyze each year, accounting was ranked 8th in New Jersey. In fact, 1,245 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 47,064 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a bachelor's in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying accounting.

Top 10 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University has taken the #1 spot in this year's accounting ranking for non-traditional students. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Seton Hall has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in New Jersey ranking.

About 1.1% of Seton Hall students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,136 students take at least one class online at Seton Hall. 2,229 students are part time.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

Our rankings recognize Rider University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Rider has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in New Jersey ranking.

The student loan default rate at Rider is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 672 students at Rider that take at least one class online. About 898 of the students at Rider are attending part time.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Ramapo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Mahwah. Ramapo College also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Accounting in New Jersey rankings.

The student loan default rate at Ramapo College is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,224 students take at least one class online at Ramapo College. About 1,054 of the students at Ramapo College are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Rutgers University - New Brunswick as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in New Jersey ranking.

About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize The College of New Jersey as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, TCNJ has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in New Jersey ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 1,040 students take at least one class online at TCNJ. 570 students are part time.

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Thomas Edison State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 9,645 of TESU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 9,641 part time students in attendance at TESU.

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Kean University
Union, NJ

The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kean University. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

About 3.1% of Kean students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,503 students at Kean that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,314 part time students in attendance at Kean.

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New Jersey City University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 4.2% of NJCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,077 students at NJCU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,199 part time students in attendance at NJCU.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Rowan has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in New Jersey ranking.

About 1.9% of Rowan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,269 students take at least one class online at Rowan. 3,878 of Rowan students are attending part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at FDU is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. 325 students at FDU are exclusively online. 4,986 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,449
Pennsylvania 2,825
Maryland 822
Delaware 192
District of Columbia 265

Accounting is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 13 schools only.

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