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Santa Clara University Bachelor’s in Accounting

86 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$69,921 Average Salary
$20,000 Average Student Debt

Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Santa Clara University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in accounting, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the SCU Bachelor’s in Accounting

#22 in the U.S
#3 in California

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for accounting majors, SCU came in at #22. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #3 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for SCU.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Graduates6
Highest Paid Accounting Graduates12
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools15
Best Accounting Schools22
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting171
Most Popular Colleges for Accounting259
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting329
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)391
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)499
Most Focused Colleges for Accounting570
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)596
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans615
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)662
Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans772
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)820
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)943
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k)950
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (With Aid)989
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting1,015
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)1,071
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)1,120
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k)1,372
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (With Aid)1,488
Best Value Colleges for Accounting1,532

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Accounting from SCU Cost?

$52,998 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$20,000 Average Student Debt

SCU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SCU paid an average of $1,472 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$52,998$52,998
Books and Supplies$1,080$1,080
On Campus Room and Board$15,972$15,972
On Campus Other Expenses$2,934$2,934

Learn more about SCU tuition and fees.

SCU Accounting Bachelor’s Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Accounting students who received their bachelor’s degree at SCU took out an average of $20,000 in student loans. That is 25% lower than the national average of $26,527.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Accounting From SCU?

$69,921 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

accounting who receive their bachelor’s degree from SCU make an average of $69,921 a year during the early days of their career. That is 56% higher than the national average of $44,879.

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Does SCU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Accounting?

SCU does not offer an online option for its accounting bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SCU Online Learning page.

SCU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Accounting

86 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
57.0% Women
46.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 86 students received their bachelor’s degree in accounting. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 57.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in accounting at SCU in 2019-2020, 46.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian26
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino8
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White36
International Students8
Other Races/Ethnicities7

Bachelor’s in Accounting Focus Areas at SCU

Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Accounting56
Accounting and Business/Management30

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Business/Managerial Economics13
Finance & Financial Management149
Human Resource Management23
Management Information Systems37
Marketing92

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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.

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