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University of Southern California Bachelor’s in Accounting

189 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$67,740 Average Salary
$20,500 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 Southern California. 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 USC Bachelor’s in Accounting

#7 in the U.S
#1 in California

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Ranked at #7 in College Factual's most recent rankings, USC is in the top 1% of the country for accounting students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for USC.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans1
Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans3
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans6
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools6
Best Accounting Schools7
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools10
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Graduates12
Highest Paid Accounting Graduates24
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Accounting Graduates25
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting45
Most Popular Colleges for Accounting52
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)67
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)70
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting73
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)77
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)83
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)93
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)94
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)191
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)253
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)262
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)268
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)394
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (With Aid)411
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting416
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k)452
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting497
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (With Aid)827
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)854
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k)930
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting942
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting1,057
Most Focused Colleges for Accounting1,132
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (With Aid)1,332
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k)1,356
Best Value Colleges for Accounting1,562

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

$60,275 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$20,500 Average Student Debt

USC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at USC was $1,995 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 StateOut of State
Tuition$59,260$59,260
Fees$1,015$1,015
Books and Supplies$1,200$1,200
On Campus Room and Board$16,398$16,398
On Campus Other Expenses$2,278$2,278

Learn more about USC tuition and fees.

USC 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. Accounting students who received their bachelor’s degree at USC took out an average of $20,500 in student loans. That is 23% lower than the national average of $26,527.

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

$67,740 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

accounting who receive their bachelor’s degree from USC make an average of $67,740 a year during the early days of their career. That is 51% higher than the national average of $44,879.

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Does USC Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Accounting?

Online degrees for the USC accounting bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.

USC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Accounting

189 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
49.2% Women
55.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 189 students received their bachelor’s degree in accounting. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2019-2020, 49.2% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 50.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 55.0% of the accounting bachelor’s degrees at USC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian66
Black or African American7
Hispanic or Latino22
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White48
International Students37
Other Races/Ethnicities9

Bachelor’s in Accounting Focus Areas at USC

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Accounting189

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Business Administration & Management1,020
International Business46
Real Estate34

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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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