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 very 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. 6,687 of USC students are attending part time.
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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.
The student loan default rate at CSUN is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 28,617 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. 9,164 students are 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 school with a medium-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.
The student loan default rate at USD is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 1,854 of USD students are attending part time.
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University of San Francisco earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. USFCA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 5,220 students take at least one class online at USFCA. There are roughly 2,299 part time students in attendance at USFCA.
Full Accounting at University of San Francisco Report
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. 764 students are part time.
Full Accounting at Loyola Marymount University Report
Santa Clara University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. SCU is a medium-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.
About 0.3% of SCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. About 1,240 of the students at SCU are attending part time.
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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 school with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at ULV is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 985 students take at least one class online at ULV. 1,920 of ULV students are attending 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 large 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 of SMC students are exclusively distance learners. 683 students are 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.
About 0.6% of Pepperdine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,015 students at Pepperdine are exclusively online. 4,069 of Pepperdine students are attending part time.
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University of Redlands earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small 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.
The student loan default rate at University of Redlands is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 738 students at University of Redlands that take at least one class online. 698 students are part time.
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