Accounting at Mount Saint Mary’s University

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

MSMU is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 2,745 students attend the school each year. Of the 52 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Saint Mary's University in 2021, 17 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.

MSMU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

MSMU Accounting Rankings

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

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 MSMU 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
	400
	503
	508
	558
	608
	807
	863
	1,008
	1,059
	1,329

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from MSMU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSMU is $45,513. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at MSMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Mount Saint Mary’s University.

MSMU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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 Mount Saint Mary's University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

MSMU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mount Saint Mary's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	17

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• 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 Mount Saint Mary's University.

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 Dasandman008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.