Accounting at California University of Pennsylvania

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

Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,885 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Cal U.

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 U Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Cal U

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Cal U offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Cal U Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Cal U performed in these rankings.

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 Cal U 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
	68
	123
	211
	224
	234
	391
	447
	484
	501
	517
	592
	798
	817
	892
	1,077
	1,193
	1,306
	1,867

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in accounting from Cal U. This is the #502 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Cal U

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

Cal U Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Cal U in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal U since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Cal U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal U Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Cal U.

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	10

Related Majors

• General Business/Commerce
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial 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 PA, the home state for California University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	55,360	$40,660
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Financial Managers	17,730	$156,730
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520

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 Wjmoore17 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.