Accounting at San Diego State University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at San Diego State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 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.

SDSU Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

SDSU Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 accounting majors earned their master's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SDSU, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Finance & Financial Management
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• 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 San Diego State University.

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.