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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

53 Colleges
$59,048 Avg Salary

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

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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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 49% of the accounting majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very 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 very large student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in accounting at CSUN, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Read full report on Accounting at California State University - Northridge

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the Far Western US Region . UNLV is a fairly 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.

Full Accounting at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

California State University - Fullerton ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Of the 49 students majoring in accounting at Cal State Fullerton, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Read full report on Accounting at California State University - Fullerton

California State University - Long Beach landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

About 48% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 52% are male.

Full Accounting at California State University - Long Beach Report

University of California - Davis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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.

Full Accounting at University of California - Davis Report

#10

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 39% of the accounting majors at the school.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Oregon

Best Accounting Colleges by State

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

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 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.

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