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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in California

35 Colleges
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

With 4,040 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #31 most popular major in California.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 35 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

Check out the accounting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Our analysis found Touro University Worldwide to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.

Women make up 58% of the accounting majors at the school.

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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 California. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in accounting at National University, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 43% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

About 57% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Accounting at California State University - Fullerton Report

California State University - Long Beach ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Women make up 48% of the accounting majors at the school.

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University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Of the 42 students majoring in accounting at UC Davis, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 53% of the accounting majors at the school.

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Saint Mary’s College of California ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in California list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

Women make up 66% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#9

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

About 66% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 34% are male.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 25 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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