Accounting at La Sierra University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what La Sierra University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

La Sierra is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 1,993. In 2021, 11 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from La Sierra.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

La Sierra Accounting Degrees Available

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

La Sierra Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at La Sierra compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at La Sierra 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
	91
	265
	298
	382
	392
	402
	425
	667
	705
	711
	768
	862
	881
	889
	937

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in accounting from La Sierra. This makes it the #383 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at La Sierra

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

La Sierra Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at La Sierra awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 73% of these degrees went to men with the other 27% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at La Sierra since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 La Sierra University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

La Sierra Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at La Sierra awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. La Sierra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 La Sierra University.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.