Accounting & Information Systems
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Accounting & Information Systems
The RBS Advantage
Accounting involves the examination, organization, management, and design of accurate
RBS produces highly sought-after
recording and reporting procedures of financial and business transactions. It is a stable,
graduates who have easy access to
rewarding career with the opportunity to work in various industries and have various
New York City. Currently, there are
specialties. Students at Rutgers Business School (RBS) learn from world-class faculty in
more than 130 alumni as partners
the Accounting & Information Systems department which was ranked #15 in the world
and principals in the Big Four
for research productivity by Accounting and Finance.
accounting firms.
Accounting Major
Preparing Future CPAs
Students can obtain a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Accounting. Some major
All RBS accounting programs meet the
specializations include public accounting, tax accounting, cost accounting, government
academic requirements for the American
accounting, budget accounting, and internal auditing. Additionally, students preparing
Institute of CPAs.
for a career in public accounting, who meet specified academic requirements, have the
opportunity to enroll in an accounting program at the master’s level at Rutgers Business
School. Many students continue on to take the CPA Exam after earning their BS in
Accounting at RBS.
Leading Research
The Department of AIS leads with
scholarly research, teaching, and
service. The Rutgers Accounting Research
Sample Courses:
Center has been the center of accounting
Introduction to Financial Accounting, Introduction to Managerial Accounting, Cost and
research since 1994 and has hosted the
Quality Management, Business Law, Accounting for Business Combinations, Computer
American Accounting Association, the
Augmented Accounting, Corporate Finance
Academy of Accounting Historians, the
Ph.D. Project, the Government Accounting
Rutgers Business School’s
state-of-the-art building,
100 Rock, (below) on the
Livingston Campus, New
Brunswick opened in Fall 2013.
Standards Board, and many more
conferences. Our students have access to
events, mentors, and opportunities through
the center’s global industry network.
Rutgers Business School’s technically-advanced facility at
1 Washington Park, (above) in Newark’s University Heights.
Excellence
Diversity
Access
Talented students, outstanding and
Diverse and driven student body, diverse
Education that prepares students
demanding faculty, prestigious
faculty, and a wide array of programs in
to make positive contributions to the
research University.
diverse locations.
economy of New Jersey and the world.
Accounting & Information Systems
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Career Paths
RBS has become a valuable resource for the New York
Real-world experience
metropolitan corporate community. Students graduate from
The Accounting & Information Systems Department hosts
the Accounting program with a strong foundation, and are well
seminars offering students opportunities to present and
prepared to enter the job market. Below is a list of occupations of
discuss current research projects and learn more about the
some of our recent graduates:
field of accounting from people currently in the industry.
Sample Occupations
Actuary
Rutgers’ annual Tax and Technology Convention is open to
all CPAs in NY, NJ and PA, expanding students’ networks well
beyond the classroom.
Tax Auditor
Internal Auditor
Cost Accountant
Collections Agent
IRS Investigator
Credit Analyst
Financial Investment Analyst
Tax Accountant
FBI Agent
Where Graduates are Working
Deloitte
Ernst & Young
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ
Accounting students and Professor Vasarhelyi at a recent
Accounting Symposium at RBS .
Johnson & Johnson
KPMG
New York Life
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Prudential Insurance
Students have the opportunity to meet recruiters from the
biggest firms in the New York metropolitan area at exclusive
RBS career fairs.
Rutgers Business School – Newark and New Brunswick is an integral part of one of the nation’s oldest, largest, and most distinguished
institutions of higher learning: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey – founded in 1766. Rutgers Business School has been
accredited since 1941 by AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – a distinction that represents
the hallmark of excellence in management education.
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