Accounting at Point Loma Nazarene University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Point Loma Nazarene University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,616. In 2021, 15 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from PLNU.

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

PLNU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

PLNU Accounting Rankings

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

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 PLNU 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
	487
	613
	643
	743
	903
	1,043
	1,127
	1,303
	1,550

Accounting Student Demographics at PLNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Point Loma Nazarene University.

PLNU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from PLNU in 2021, 87% were men and 13% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at PLNU since its program graduates 45% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at PLNU 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 Point Loma Nazarene University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PLNU 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 Point Loma Nazarene University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Point Loma Nazarene University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	15

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance & Financial Management
• 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 Point Loma Nazarene 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 OperaSmorg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.