Accounting at University of San Diego

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

USD is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 8,861. 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: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	85
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	427
Best Value Accounting Schools	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.

Earnings of USD Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at USD is $62,809. This is 36% higher than $46,292, which is the national average 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

Of the 79 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USD, about 42% were men and 58% were 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

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from USD in 2021, 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.

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.