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Accounting at San Jose State University

Accounting at San Jose State University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what San Jose State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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

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

55% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 20% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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