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2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in California

29 Colleges
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

With 893 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #30 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Mary’s College of California the best school in California for accounting students working on their master’s degree. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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Out of the 29 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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#4

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 29 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#6

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #6, University of San Diego did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 168
Oregon 95
Nevada 73
Hawaii 22
Alaska 1

One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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