Accounting at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208.

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

San Jose State Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

San Jose State Accounting Rankings

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Earnings of San Jose State Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $56,575. This is 22% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from San Jose State in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Jose State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	24

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Taxation
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Hospitality Management
• 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 Jose 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.