Accounting at California Lutheran University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if California Lutheran University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

CLU is located in Thousand Oaks, California and has a total student population of 4,027. In 2021, 47 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from CLU.

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

CLU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

CLU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at CLU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at CLU 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
	43
	61
	103
	207
	401
	560
	831

Accounting Student Demographics at CLU

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

CLU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from CLU in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Lutheran University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

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 Lutheran University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	8,660	$66,600
Credit Analysts	8,620	$89,430
Budget Analysts	6,870	$90,780
Financial Examiners	5,120	$108,740

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 Niceley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.