by our College Data Analytics TeamAccounting draws students to programs nationwide. To top this list, a school graduates more accounting students than other colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 40 schools in New Jersey offering accounting.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors in New Jersey, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Rutgers University Newark tops our list of the most popular accounting schools. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers University Newark is a public university. This school awarded about 223 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for Rutgers University Newark
Montclair State University ranks #2 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 154 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for Montclair State University
A rank of #3 makes Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus one of the most popular schools for accounting. Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 134 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus
Kean University came in at #4 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Set in the suburb of Union, Kean University is a public institution. Kean University graduated around 134 accounting students in the most recent data year. Read the full accounting report for Kean University
A rank of #5 makes William Paterson University Of New Jersey one of the most popular schools for accounting. Set in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University Of New Jersey is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 128 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Read the full accounting report for William Paterson University Of New Jersey
Rutgers University New Brunswick placed #6 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers University New Brunswick is a public university. This school awarded about 108 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Rutgers University New Brunswick
Rowan University placed #7 for accounting by yearly graduations. Rowan University is a public school located in the suburb of Glassboro. Rowan University graduated around 103 accounting students in the most recent data year. Get the full accounting details for Rowan University
Seton Hall University ranked #8 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Set in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall University is a private not-for-profit institution. Seton Hall University graduated around 89 accounting students in the most recent data year. Read the full accounting report for Seton Hall University
Rider University placed #9 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 87 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for Rider University
Ramapo College Of New Jersey comes in at #10 for accounting this year. Ramapo College Of New Jersey is a public school located in the suburb of Mahwah. This school awarded about 86 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Ramapo College Of New Jersey
New Jersey City University landed the #11 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Located in the city of Jersey City, New Jersey City University is a public university. This school awarded about 73 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for New Jersey City University
The College Of New Jersey landed the #12 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Set in the suburb of Ewing, The College Of New Jersey is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 53 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for The College Of New Jersey
Hudson County Community College comes in at #13 for accounting this year. Located in the city of Jersey City, Hudson County Community College is a public university. This school awarded about 52 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for Hudson County Community College
Rutgers University Camden placed #14 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Camden, Rutgers University Camden is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 43 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for Rutgers University Camden
Saint Peters College placed #15 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Jersey City, Saint Peters College is a private not-for-profit institution. Saint Peters College graduated around 36 accounting students in the most recent data year. Get the full accounting details for Saint Peters College
The Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey ranked #16 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. The Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey is a public school located in the rural area of Galloway. The Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey graduated around 36 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at The Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey
Essex County College comes in at #17 for accounting this year. Essex County College is a public school located in the city of Newark. Essex County College graduated around 33 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at Essex County College
Thomas Edison State College landed the #18 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Set in the city of Trenton, Thomas Edison State College is a public institution. Thomas Edison State College graduated around 23 accounting students in the most recent data year. Read the full accounting report for Thomas Edison State College
Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham placed #19 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Madison, Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham is a private not-for-profit institution. Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham graduated around 18 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham
Caldwell College landed the #20 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Located in the suburb of Caldwell, Caldwell College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 17 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for Caldwell College
Gloucester County College placed #21 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Sewell, Gloucester County College is a public university. This school awarded about 16 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Gloucester County College
Sussex County Community College comes in at #22 for accounting this year. Sussex County Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Newton. This school awarded about 16 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Sussex County Community College
Raritan Valley Community College comes in at #23 for accounting this year. Set in the rural area of Branchburg, Raritan Valley Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 14 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for Raritan Valley Community College
Middlesex County College ranked #24 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Middlesex County College is a public school located in the suburb of Edison. This school awarded about 13 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Middlesex County College
Union County College ranked #25 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Set in the suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public institution. Union County College graduated around 12 accounting students in the most recent data year. Read the full accounting report for Union County College
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The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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