by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking.
With 99,265 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 11,263 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,675 and $24,003 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,478 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 161 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. That schools that top this list have a program in accounting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree accounting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Barbara Business College - Santa Maria. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region. Santa Barbara Business College - Santa Maria is a small school located in Santa Maria, California that handed out 4 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Barbara Business College - Bakersfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Bakersfield, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 161 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Pacific College landed the #3 spot on the list. Los-Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alaska Career College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this small private for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clatsop Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Clatsop Community College is a small school located in Astoria, Oregon that handed out 7 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
National Career College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. National Career College is a small private for-profit school situated in Panorama City, California. It awarded 9 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Asher College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 15 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Ilisagvik College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Barrow, Alaska, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Mendocino College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Mendocino College is a small school located in Ukiah, California that handed out 22 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Barstow Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Barstow, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Renton Technical College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Renton, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of Hawaii Maui College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Kahului, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
College of San Mateo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. San Mateo, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, College of the Canyons did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of the Canyons is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Clarita, California. It awarded 141 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Warner Pacific College ADP is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 4 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Joaquin Delta College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Stockton, California, this fairly large public school handed out 73 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Klamath Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Klamath Community College is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #18, Cosumnes River College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cosumnes River is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, California, and it awarded 37 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Tacoma Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 32 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Centralia College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Centralia, Washington, and it awarded 12 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is located in Kirkland, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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Hawaii Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
San Bernardino Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in San Bernardino, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Bellingham Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. Bellingham Technical College is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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