2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You
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.
The Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Touro University Worldwide the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for accounting students working on their master’s degree. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.
About 58% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 42% are male.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 49% of the accounting majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 56 students majoring in accounting at UW Seattle, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 51 students majoring in accounting at CSUN, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.
About 62% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 38% are male.
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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
Of the 49 students majoring in accounting at Cal State Fullerton, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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California State University - Long Beach came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
About 48% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 52% are male.
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University of California - Davis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.
Women make up 50% of the accounting majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Oregon did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 39% of the accounting majors at the school.
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Explore the best accounting schools 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 |
Accounting Related Majors
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 27 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.