Department overview
Build financial expertise for a changing business world
Rider’s Department of Accounting and Finance gives students the advantage of a nationally recognized business education with real-world experience built in. Rider is named on the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ News & World Report Best Colleges list and The Wall Street Journal’s Top º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Colleges list, and our accounting program holds – a distinction earned by only 2% of accounting programs worldwide. With close faculty mentorship, internship and co-op opportunities, and programs designed around the skills employers value, students graduate ready to pursue careers in accounting, finance and beyond.
Our programs
- Accounting, B.S.B.A.
- CPA Apprenticeship Certificate (Graduate Certificate)
- Finance, B.S.B.A.
- Forensic Accounting (Graduate Certificate)
- Fraud and Business Forensics (Continuing Education Certificate)
- Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
- Online Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
- Online Post-Baccalaureate Accounting Certificate
Put it into practice
We believe you learn best when you apply classroom skills to real-world business. That’s why we give all our students the opportunity to gain essential hands-on experience, develop on-the-job skills and make connections through our internship, co-op and volunteer program.
Build your team
Our dedicated and driven faculty members don’t just hold advanced degrees and professional certifications, they bring specialized, real-world knowledge and experience into the classroom. In addition, faculty members also complete scholarly research and build strong mentoring relationships with students.
Join the club
Network with accounting and finance professionals and connect with faculty advisors as part of our department’s professional student organizations.
- Accounting Advisory Council
- Accounting Society
- Beta Alpha Psi
- Beta Gamma Sigma
- Delta Sigma Pi
- Finance Society
- Phi Beta Lambda
- Student Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
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Where you'll go from here
Our grads are regularly recruited by the ‘Big 4’ as well as major corporations, government agencies and many regional and small accounting firms. Here are just a few places where you’ll find our Broncs:
- Deloitte
- EY
- KPMG
- PWC
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- EisnerAmper
CPA Exam information
Rider's undergraduate accounting program prepares students to sit for the CPA exam. Students have the option to double major in the B.S.B.A. program or continue to the Master of Accountancy graduate degree to fulfill the 150-hour requirement for CPA licensure.
Learn more about the CPA exam, specific requirements and frequently asked questions on the website.
From novice to professionals
Our alumni inspire us every day, and the list keeps getting longer. See the exciting things these Broncs have done with their degrees.