Accounting at California State University - Northridge

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Northridge. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,054 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Northridge in 2021, 287 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.

CSUN Accounting Degrees Available

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

CSUN Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how CSUN 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 CSUN 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
	33
	57
	98
	121
	126
	126
	183
	251
	305
	400
	400
	418
	719

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in accounting from CSUN. This makes it the #99 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSUN Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $58,795. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 27% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 287 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from CSUN. About 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 State University - Northridge with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	62
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	129
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

CSUN Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at CSUN awarded 51 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from CSUN, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	28
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Northridge. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	338

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Hospitality Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.