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Accounting at College of the Canyons

If you plan to study Accounting, consider the program at College of the Canyons. Get started with the following essential facts.

College of the Canyons sits in Santa Clarita, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 284 accounting degrees were awarded at College of the Canyons.

Online Class Availability at College of the Canyons

Many students take online classes at College of the Canyons. Of 18,075 students, 5,786 (32%) studied exclusively online and 5,845 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at College of the Canyons

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

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Nationwide	#2 of 1,141
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#3 of 160
Best Value	California	#4 of 104
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#13 of 103
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#19 of 159
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#103 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from College of the Canyons

Students who complete College of the Canyons’s Accounting program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$31,103
2 years	$26,353
3 years	$40,517
4 years	$47,330
5 years	$56,041

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Accounting graduates from College of the Canyons earn a median of $47,330, compared with $42,130 for all College of the Canyons graduates — about 12% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Accounting graduates at College of the Canyons, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting graduates at College of the Canyons are 43% women (123) and 57% men (161).

Accounting Associate’s Program at College of the Canyons

Among the 126 associate’s accounting degrees awarded at College of the Canyons, 43% were women (54) and 57% were men (72).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	33
Hispanic / Latino	58
Black / African American	8
Asian	12
Two or More Races	8
International (Nonresident)	7

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at College of the Canyons, 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 College of the Canyons

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

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	284

Top-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Those who complete Accounting program at College of the Canyons pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-paying careers for Accounting majors, 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.