Accounting at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,212. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 263 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from CSUN.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

CSUN Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

CSUN Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at CSUN 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 CSUN 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
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Accounting Schools	37
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	165
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	228
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	295
Best Accounting Schools	356
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	417
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	477
Most Focused Accounting Schools	617

In 2019, 36 students received their master’s degree in accounting from CSUN. This makes it the #165 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at CSUN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at California State University - Northridge.

CSUN Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 263 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from CSUN in 2019, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 California State University - Northridge with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	97
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

CSUN Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 36 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from CSUN, about 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Northridge with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CSUN also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 California State University - Northridge.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	8,660	$66,600
Credit Analysts	8,620	$89,430
Budget Analysts	6,870	$90,780
Financial Examiners	5,120	$108,740

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.