Accounting at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 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.

Cal State LA Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Cal State LA Accounting Rankings

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Accounting Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 23 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State LA, about 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 State University - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.