Accounting at Saint Mary’s College of California

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Saint Mary's College of California has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMC is located in Moraga, California and approximately 3,881 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 26 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from SMC.

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

SMC Accounting Degrees Available

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

SMC Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SMC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at SMC 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
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	51
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	121
Best Accounting Schools	125
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	275
Most Focused Accounting Schools	368
Most Popular Accounting Schools	445
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	491
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	526

In 2019, 20 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SMC. This makes it the #275 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Saint Mary’s College of California.

SMC Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 26 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from SMC. About 42% were men and 58% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Saint Mary's College of California with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SMC Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 20 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from SMC. About 45% were men and 55% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Mary's College of California with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SMC 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 Saint Mary's College of California.

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 Smcj0001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.