Accounting at San Jose State University

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 San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 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.

San Jose State Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

San Jose State Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Taxation
• 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 San Jose 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.