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Accounting at Cerritos College

If you plan to study Accounting, take a look at what Cerritos College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Cerritos College sits in Norwalk, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 25 accounting degrees were awarded at Cerritos College.

Online Class Availability at Cerritos College

Distance learning is available at Cerritos College. Of 21,859 students, 6,941 (32%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,944 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Cerritos College

Use these rankings to compare Cerritos College’s Accounting program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#2 of 160
Best Value	California	#3 of 104
Best Value	Nationwide	#4 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#20 of 103
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#32 of 159
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#175 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Cerritos College

Graduates of Cerritos College’s Accounting program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$63,339
5 years	$64,506

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Accounting graduates from Cerritos College take home a median $63,339, compared with $40,650 for all Cerritos College graduates — about 56% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Accounting graduates at Cerritos College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Accounting graduates at Cerritos College are 76% women (19) and 24% men (6).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Cerritos College

Of the 12 associate’s accounting degrees awarded at Cerritos College, 67% were women (8) and 33% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Cerritos College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	6
Asian	3
Unknown	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Cerritos College, above the national average of 46%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at Cerritos College

This Accounting program at Cerritos College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	25

Top-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at Cerritos College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Accounting graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Financial Managers	$75,665

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.