Accounting at San Diego State University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 35,303 students attend the school each year.

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

SDSU Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

SDSU Accounting Rankings

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In 2019, 56 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SDSU. This makes it the #103 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 56 accounting majors earned their master's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	18
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

SDSU 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 San Diego State 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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.