Accounting at California State University - East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and has a total student population of 16,253.

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 State East Bay Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Cal State East Bay Accounting Rankings

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Accounting Student Demographics at Cal State East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Cal State East Bay in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at California State University - East Bay. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - East Bay. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	25

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Hospitality Management
• Construction Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & Management

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 State University - East Bay.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.