by our College Data Analytics TeamAccounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Rider University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in accounting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Rider was $955 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $20,508 | $20,508 |
| Fees | $450 | $450 |
The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their master’s degree from Rider is $67,812 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $56,422.
Online degrees for the Rider accounting master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rider Online Learning page.
About 63.0% of the students who received their Master’s in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.4% of the accounting master’s degrees at Rider in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 11 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 53 |
| Accounting and Finance | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 79 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.