Accounting at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 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.

CSUN Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

CSUN Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 accounting majors earned their master's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from CSUN, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	28
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Real Estate
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Taxation
• 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 - Northridge.

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
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