Accounting at California Baptist University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what California Baptist University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal Baptist is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 11,317. Of the 326 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California Baptist University in 2021, 49 of them were accounting majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Baptist Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Cal Baptist

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Cal Baptist does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Cal Baptist Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Cal Baptist performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Cal Baptist is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	134
	291
	386
	403
	518
	679
	776
	799

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Cal Baptist. This makes it the #306 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Cal Baptist Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Baptist is $45,538. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Cal Baptist

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at California Baptist University.

Cal Baptist Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 49 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Cal Baptist in 2020-2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Baptist University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Cal Baptist Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Cal Baptist in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Cal Baptist does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal Baptist also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California Baptist University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	65

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing

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 California Baptist 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 Jeremylofgren under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.