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2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

19 Colleges
$31,137 Avg Salary
$23,182 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Portland Community College the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for accounting students working on their associate degree. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Of the 59 students majoring in accounting at Portland Community College, 37% are male and 63% are female.

On average, accounting graduates from Portland Community College take out $25,503 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Accounting at Portland Community College Report

#2

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Out of the 19 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Monica College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#3

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at College of San Mateo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Far Western US Region . CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of San Mateo.

Of the 31 students majoring in accounting at CSM, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Full Accounting at College of San Mateo Report

Out of the 19 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 81% of the accounting majors at the school.

On average, accounting graduates from UAA take out $17,600 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 19 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chemeketa Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

About 75% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 25% are male.

Accounting majors at Chemeketa Community College take out an average of $21,622 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#6

Merced College

Merced, CA

With a ranking of #6, Merced College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their online associate degree. Located in the small city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#6

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI

Leeward Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for accounting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pearl City, Leeward CC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in accounting at Leeward CC, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#8

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

Klamath Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree accounting programs. Located in the town of Klamath Falls, Klamath Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#9

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

Diablo Valley College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree accounting programs. Diablo Valley is a large public school located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill.

Women make up 62% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at Diablo Valley College Report

University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

Women make up 73% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

Explore the most popular online accounting colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,040
Washington 1,634
Oregon 772
Nevada 396
Hawaii 215
Alaska 136

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Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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