Accounting at University of San Diego

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 University of San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in San Diego, California and approximately 8,861 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from USD.

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

USD Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

USD Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at USD 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
	35
	61
	78
	85
	109
	187
	257
	284
	348
	420
	427
	695
	742
	1,089

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in accounting from USD. This makes it the #349 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from USD Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at USD is $62,809. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 36% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at USD awarded 79 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at USD are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	40
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

USD Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 accounting majors earned their master's degree from USD. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USD also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	92

Related Majors

• Taxation
• International Business
• Real Estate
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial 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 University of San Diego.

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 Walleigh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.