Rutgers University-Camden Graduate Certificate in Forensic Accounting: Our 2027 Review

You get four courses, 100% online, and no entrance test. Rutgers-Camden's certificate is a compact way to pick up the investigative skills accountants use to uncover fraud and provide litigation support. The required Forensic Accounting course reaches money laundering, net worth analysis and the psychology of white collar crime, and your credits can carry into a Rutgers School of Business-Camden master's program.

Rutgers University-Camden is a public university in Camden, New Jersey, and its Rutgers School of Business-Camden offers this Graduate Certificate in Forensic Accounting. Each stand-alone certificate has four courses, 12 credits in total, and you'll take every course 100% online.

Applying tools and procedures to detect and correct accounting fraud is a major part of the certificate. You'll finish with a credential reading "Rutgers School of Business-Camden Graduate Certificate in Forensic Accounting."

The Rutgers School of Business-Camden is accredited by AACSB. Faculty of the school teach your certificate courses, and you'll receive the Rutgers School of Business-Camden Graduate Certificate in Forensic Accounting when you complete them.

Courses taken in a certificate can transfer to a Rutgers School of Business-Camden master's program, and the Online Master of Accountancy lets you draw electives from the graduate certificate programs, so the certificate can sit alongside that degree. The program says forensic accounting professionals work in public and private companies, law firms, government agencies and more, in roles such as forensic accountant, fraud examiner, litigation support analyst and compliance auditor.

The program page cites an average forensic accountant salary above $82,000, according to Indeed.

Where this degree can lead: Forensic Accounting Jobs, Certified Fraud Examiner Certification.

• If you're a working accountant who wants forensic skills added to your toolkit without leaving your job, the certificate is fully online.
• If you're a career changer, non-credit knowledge seminars in financial accounting and auditing can meet prerequisites for you.
• You'd rather skip the entrance exams? You don't need Graduate Management Admission Test or Graduate Record Examinations scores.
• If you're headed for a master's, certificate courses can transfer into a Rutgers School of Business-Camden master's program with a grade of B or better.
• If you're aiming for work in law firms, government agencies or private and public companies, this certificate fits.

You'll take two required courses, plus two electives. The centerpiece is Forensic Accounting. It introduces the field and the role it plays in both preventing fraud and discovering it after it has happened.

Topics include complex financial investigations, compliance and financial audits, money laundering, net worth analysis, the psychology of white collar crime and financial statement fraud. The school notes the course connects to opportunities in the private sector, public accounting and government.

The second required course is Advanced Auditing, which covers the attest function and its advanced applications, with attention to evidence gathering, evaluation and reporting. Fraud examination, statistical sampling, professional ethics and audit research cases are all emphasized, so you'll practice the audit habits that turn up irregularities.

You then add two of five approved electives. Courses such as Commercial Business Law, Financial Statement Analysis and Accounting Information Systems offer practical insight into security analysis, data analytics and fraud detection. The program also points to two growing areas where companies look for accountants: investigating data manipulation and performing computer forensics.

Courses the School Names

• Forensic Accounting (53:010:530)
• Advanced Auditing (53:010:523)

Standout Features

• Forensic Accounting course covers complex financial investigations, money laundering, net worth analysis, the psychology of white collar crime and financial statement fraud
• Four-course, 12-credit stand-alone certificate with every course offered 100% online
• MAcc electives may be drawn from the Graduate Certificate programs, so the certificate can sit alongside the Online Master of Accountancy

For 2026 to 2027, the online Master of Business Administration (MBA) and online certificates are $1,295 per credit, with fees included, for in-state and out-of-state students alike. The certificate is 12 credits. Because the rate covers fees and is the same wherever you live, you can plan from a single number. You can ask the graduate programs staff about payment options and employer tuition support.

All courses toward a graduate certificate are offered in a 100% online mode of delivery, so you can study from anywhere. The certificate takes four courses, and Rutgers says you can complete it in four semesters by taking one course each semester, including summer.

That keeps the workload light next to a full-time job. Graduate Programs staff are available by email or phone during office hours, Monday through Friday, to advise you. If you're still building your accounting background, you can take the non-credit Financial Accounting and Auditing Knowledge Seminars.

They're offered to meet prerequisites depending on your prior coursework.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• Which five electives are approved for the Forensic Accounting certificate, and which do students pick most often?
• Do I need the non-credit Financial Accounting or Auditing Knowledge Seminars, given my background?
• How do the certificate courses count toward the Online Master of Accountancy or another master's program?
• How are the online classes run, and how much live contact is there with faculty?
• What does the Forensic Accounting course ask you to produce, such as net worth analysis?
• How do I get academic advising from the Graduate Programs staff while I'm a certificate student?

Rutgers School of Business-Camden (RSBC) offers the forensic accounting graduate certificate.

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