Accounting at San Diego State University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334.

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 #153 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students earned a master's degree in accounting from SDSU. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SDSU, 53% were white. This is below average 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.

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 San Diego State 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
• Image Credit: By Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.