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Accounting at California State University-Los Angeles

If you plan to study Accounting, you may want to check out the program at California State University-Los Angeles. Get started with the following essential facts.

California State University-Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 26 accounting degrees were awarded at California State University-Los Angeles.

Studying Online at California State University-Los Angeles

Many students take online classes at California State University-Los Angeles. Of 23,163 students, 1,217 (5%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 10,921 (47%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at California State University-Los Angeles

These rankings give you a sense of how California State University-Los Angeles’s Accounting program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Nationwide	#10 of 1,141
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#18 of 160
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#22 of 103
Best Value	California	#22 of 104
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#34 of 159
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#182 of 1,145

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Accounting graduates at California State University-Los Angeles, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting graduates at California State University-Los Angeles are 62% women (16) and 38% men (10).

Accounting Master’s Program at California State University-Los Angeles

Among the 25 master’s accounting graduates at California State University-Los Angeles, 64% were women (16) and 36% were men (9).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting master’s degree recipients at California State University-Los Angeles.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	11
Asian	8
International (Nonresident)	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of Accounting master’s degree recipients at California State University-Los Angeles, above the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at California State University-Los Angeles

The Accounting program at California State University-Los Angeles offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	26

Highest-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at California State University-Los Angeles work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Accounting graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,576
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.