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Accounting at San Diego Mesa College

If you are interested in studying Accounting, consider the program at San Diego Mesa College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 20 accounting graduations were recorded at San Diego Mesa College.

Online & Distance Learning at San Diego Mesa College

Distance learning is available at San Diego Mesa College. Of 19,212 students, 7,447 (39%) studied exclusively online and 4,848 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at San Diego Mesa College

These rankings give you a sense of how San Diego Mesa College’s Accounting program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	California	#2 of 104
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#4 of 160
Best Value	Nationwide	#5 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#35 of 103
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#50 of 159
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#268 of 1,145

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Across all degree levels, Accounting graduates at San Diego Mesa College are 65% women (13) and 35% men (7).

Accounting Associate’s Program at San Diego Mesa College

Of the 16 associate’s accounting degrees awarded at San Diego Mesa College, 62% were women (10) and 38% were men (6).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	5
Asian	5
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at San Diego Mesa 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 San Diego Mesa College

The Accounting program at San Diego Mesa College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	20

Highest-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at San Diego Mesa College work across a variety of fields. Here 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.