2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in California
Finding the Best Accounting 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.
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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Accounting Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Touro University Worldwide the most popular school in California for accounting students. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.
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Out of the 39 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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 California list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The excellent programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in California. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in California. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
California State University - Long Beach landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
With a ranking of #8, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
San Diego State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Accounting at San Diego State University
University of La Verne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #10 on the list. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.
Best Accounting Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular 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 |
Accounting Related Majors
One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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.
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