Accounting at Point Loma Nazarene University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Point Loma Nazarene University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,592. Of the 188 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2019, 18 of them were accounting majors.

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

PLNU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

PLNU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how PLNU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at PLNU 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	597
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	597
Best Accounting Schools	708
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	801
Most Popular Accounting Schools	801
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,039

Accounting Student Demographics at PLNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Point Loma Nazarene University.

PLNU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 18 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from PLNU. Of these graduates, 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at PLNU since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at PLNU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Point Loma Nazarene University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PLNU 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 Point Loma Nazarene University.

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 OperaSmorg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.