Accounting Schools In New Jersey

In New Jersey, there are 50 accredited schools where accounting classes faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in accounting in the state of New Jersey, which encompasses accounting training at the following levels:

Accounting Certificate
Associates degree in Accounting
Bachelors degree in Accounting
Masters degree in Accounting

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Professional Trends

New Jersey Vs. National Accounting Employment

New Jersey	108,250
National	3,526,740

Approximately 3% of the country's accounting professionals work in New Jersey state.

Employment Growth for Accounting professionals In New Jersey

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
121,100	123,660	123,970	116,460	108,250

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of accounting professionals is shrinking in New Jersey. There were 12,850 less accounting professionals working in New Jersey in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of accounting has shrunk by 11% in New Jersey. This is faster than the trend for accounting professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of accounting professionals has shrunk by 7% between 2006 and 2010.

Accounting VS. All Professions salaries in New Jersey

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$47,928	$49,528	$50,522	$52,267	$53,200
$50,031	$52,191	$53,328	$54,026	$55,877

Light Blue: Accounting
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by accounting professionals is increasing in New Jersey. The mean salary for accounting professionals in 2006 was $47,928 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $53,200 per year.

Salary percentiles for Accounting professionals in New Jersey

10th percentile	$32,818
25th percentile	$41,283
50th percentile	$51,520
75th percentile	$62,950
90th percentile	$75,545

This represents a 10% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 130% pay differential between the highest paid accounting professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of accounting in New Jersey.

Average Salaries for Accounting professionals and related professions in New Jersey

Accounting	$53,200
Business	$113,489
Business Administration	$116,543
Finance	$82,836
Forensic Accounting	$65,487
Small Business	$162,420

In New Jersey, accounting professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Accounting programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Jersey

associate	16
bachelor	22
master	11
doctor	0
Certificate	23
Total	72

The number of students graduating from the 50 accredited accounting schools in New Jersey is increasing. In New Jersey, there were 1,614 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,863 graduates from accounting courses in 2010.

This represents a 15% increase in the number of accounting degree or certificate school graduates in New Jersey state. A majority of these graduates, or 32%, graduated with a undergraduate certificate in accounting.

Accounting Faculty Salaries in New Jersey

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The number of accounting faculty, growth in the field of accounting academia and accounting faculty salaries in New Jersey, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching accounting courses to students at the certificate in accounting, associates degree in accounting, bachelors degree in accounting, and masters degree in accounting levels, please anonymously submit your information in the field below. By doing so, you will be helping us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future accounting faculty in New Jersey. Once you submit your information, you will get a chance to see an overview of what we have learned thus far from you and your peers.