Accounting at San Diego State University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if San Diego State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year.

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

SDSU Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

SDSU Accounting Rankings

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In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SDSU. This makes it the #159 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from SDSU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $47,197. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at SDSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at San Diego State University.

SDSU Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at SDSU awarded 34 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SDSU, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SDSU 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 San Diego State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Diego State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	34

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• International Business
• 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 San Diego State 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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.