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Accounting at California State University - Los Angeles

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what California State University - Los Angeles has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

Cal State LA Accounting Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Accounting

Cal State LA Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Accounting Master’s Program

52% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Cal State LA. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 2
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 - Los Angeles.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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