Accounting at California University of Pennsylvania

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

Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,885 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Cal U.

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

Cal U Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Cal U

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Cal U does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Cal U Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Cal U 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 Cal U 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
	211
Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools	224
	817
Most Popular Accounting Schools	1,306

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in accounting from Cal U. This is the #502 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Cal U

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

Cal U Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Cal U in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal U since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Cal U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal U Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Cal U.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• General Business/Commerce
• Human Resource Management
• 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 PA, the home state for California University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	55,360	$40,660
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Financial Managers	17,730	$156,730
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520

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 Wjmoore17 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.