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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Far Western US Region

62 Colleges
$49,675 Avg Salary
$24,003 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, accounting was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 19,309 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 62 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Touro University Worldwide the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for accounting students. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for accounting students. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

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California State University - Fullerton ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Read full report on Accounting at California State University - Fullerton

California State University - Long Beach came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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University of California - Davis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Accounting students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
12 Portland State University Portland, OR

Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 893
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.

Majors Similar to Accounting

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.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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