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University of San Diego Bachelor’s in Accounting

93 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$64,134 Average Salary
$25,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at University of San Diego. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in accounting, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the USD Bachelor’s in Accounting

#75 in the U.S
#8 in California

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for accounting majors, USD came in at #75. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #8 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for USD.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Graduates 43
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 54
Best Accounting Schools 75
Highest Paid Accounting Graduates 83
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Accounting Graduates 88
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools 90
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 153
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 165
Most Popular Colleges for Accounting 184
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 185
Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans 191
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 272
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) 323
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 333
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 334
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) 340
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 365
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) 370
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) 393
Most Focused Colleges for Accounting 429
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k) 442
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (With Aid) 469
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) 487
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) 511
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) 619
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) 704
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k) 893
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (With Aid) 947
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) 968
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) 993
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 1,016
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) 1,108
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) 1,185
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k) 1,320
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (With Aid) 1,450
Best Value Colleges for Accounting 1,510

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

$52,864 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$25,000 Average Student Debt

USD Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at USD was $1,798 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $52,120 $52,120
Fees $744 $744
Books and Supplies $1,080 $1,080
On Campus Room and Board $15,156 $15,156
On Campus Other Expenses $2,933 $2,933

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USD Accounting Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at USD in Accounting walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 6% lower than the national average of $26,527.

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

$64,134 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor’s degree from USD is $64,134 per year. That is 43% higher than the national average of $44,879.

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Does USD Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Accounting?

USD 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 USD Online Learning page.

USD Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Accounting

93 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
49.5% Women
41.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 93 bachelor’s degrees in accounting handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 49.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 50.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 41.9% of accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at USD in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 19
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 48
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Bachelor’s in Accounting Focus Areas at USD

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Accounting 93

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 148
Business/Managerial Economics 4
Finance & Financial Management 231
International Business 38
Marketing 107

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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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