Accounting at California State University - Long Beach

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at California State University - Long Beach stacks up to those at other schools.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year.

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

CSULB Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

CSULB Accounting Rankings

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How Much Do Accounting Graduates from CSULB Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $45,106. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 accounting majors earned their master's degree from CSULB. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Long Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	44

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Hospitality Management
• 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 - Long Beach.

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 Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.