2021 Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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Finding the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 1,202 bachelor's degrees were awarded to accounting students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #41 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 47,064 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a bachelor's in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2021 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying accounting.
Top 10 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Southern California has taken the #1 spot in this year's accounting ranking for non-traditional students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. There are roughly 6,687 part time students in attendance at USC.
Full Accounting at University of Southern California Report
California State University - Northridge landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.
About 1.7% of CSUN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 28,617 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. About 9,164 of the students at CSUN are attending part time.
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University of San Diego comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, USD has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in California ranking.
About 0.5% of USD students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. About 1,854 of the students at USD are attending part time.
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University of San Francisco earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. USFCA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USFCA, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at USFCA is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,220 students at USFCA that take at least one class online. About 2,299 of the students at USFCA are attending part time.
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Loyola Marymount University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. Loyola Marymount also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Accounting in California rankings.
About 0.9% of Loyola Marymount students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,981 students at Loyola Marymount that take at least one class online. About 764 of the students at Loyola Marymount are attending part time.
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Santa Clara University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCU, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.3%. 1,240 students are part time.
Full Accounting at Santa Clara University Report
University of La Verne earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.3% of ULV students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 985 students at ULV that take at least one class online. 1,920 students are part time.
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Saint Mary's College of California landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. SMC also made our Best Colleges for Accounting in California list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at SMC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 34 students at SMC are exclusively online. About 683 of the students at SMC are attending part time.
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Pepperdine University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Pepperdine has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at Pepperdine is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 3,015 students at Pepperdine are exclusively online. There are roughly 4,069 part time students in attendance at Pepperdine.
Full Accounting at Pepperdine University Report
University of Redlands earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. University of Redlands not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in California list.
About 0.6% of University of Redlands students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 738 students at University of Redlands that take at least one class online. 698 of University of Redlands students are attending part time.
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