Accounting at California State University - Long Beach

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at California State University - Long Beach stacks up to those at other schools.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received their master's degree in accounting.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

CSULB Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

CSULB Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at CSULB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at California State University - Long Beach.

CSULB Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 44 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CSULB, about 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Long Beach with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Long Beach.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	186,970	$47,750
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Financial Managers	81,350	$157,480
Financial Analysts	37,900	$109,640
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	22,650	$51,520

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.