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Considering a degree in Accounting?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Accounting majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Accounting degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of California.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 4500 | 12900 | 0.651 | 13,532 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Wiley University | 6700 | 20100 | 0.6662 | 712 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22100 | 0.6333 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 6 | Paul Quinn College | 11500 | 39000 | 0.705 | 620 | 915 | 0.4028 | |
| 7 | Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 12500 | 18400 | 0.3214 | 1,184 | 1015 | 0.7989 | |
| 8 | University of Idaho | 12900 | 27800 | 0.5373 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 9 | Aquinas College | 13500 | 86000 | 0.843 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 10 | Bridgewater State University | 13700 | 28800 | 0.5245 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 11 | Salem State University | 14100 | 33900 | 0.5847 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 12 | Miles College | 14300 | 35100 | 0.5925 | 1,180 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Bucknell University | 14700 | 92800 | 0.8413 | 3,928 | 1275 | 0.322 | |
| 14 | Missouri Valley College | 15500 | 38200 | 0.5944 | 1,687 | 980 | 0.6922 | |
| 15 | Bethel University | 16700 | 35300 | 0.5264 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 16 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 17 | Tabor College | 17500 | 54400 | 0.6786 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 18 | Alice Lloyd College | 17700 | 33900 | 0.4778 | 589 | 1000 | 0.7523 | |
| 19 | Albright College | 18000 | 56800 | 0.6836 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 19 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 18000 | 71500 | 0.7478 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 21 | Elmira College | 18400 | 60600 | 0.6963 | 783 | 1391 | 0.8054 | |
| 22 | Cleary University | 18800 | 56600 | 0.6675 | 769 | 1060 | 0.6754 | |
| 23 | Claflin University | 20700 | 50100 | 0.5866 | 1,731 | 940 | 0.6493 | |
| 24 | Ferris State University | 20800 | 30200 | 0.3112 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 25 | McDaniel College | 20900 | 63900 | 0.6725 | 1,641 | 1155 | 0.7817 | |
| 26 | University of Sioux Falls | 21200 | 40100 | 0.4712 | 1,177 | 1075 | 0.8274 | |
| 27 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5541 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 28 | Hope College | 22000 | 77600 | 0.7167 | 3,427 | 1216 | 0.8712 | |
| 29 | Western Michigan University | 22200 | 37800 | 0.413 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 30 | Park University | 22400 | 31300 | 0.2848 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 31 | Florida Memorial University | 23000 | 41500 | 0.4457 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 32 | Bentley University | 23300 | 129500 | 0.8199 | 4,620 | 1323 | 0.4729 | |
| 33 | North Central University | 23900 | 67400 | 0.6451 | 759 | 1075 | 0.9898 | |
| 33 | Spalding University | 23900 | 56600 | 0.5781 | 718 | 980 | 0.9945 | |
| 35 | Maryville College | 24300 | 58400 | 0.5834 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 36 | University of North Dakota | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0977 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 37 | Clarkson University | 26500 | 78000 | 0.6604 | 2,163 | 1283 | 0.825 | |
| 38 | Eastern University | 27000 | 88200 | 0.6938 | 3,053 | 1105 | 0.9101 | |
| 39 | Rowan University | 27300 | 41300 | 0.3392 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 40 | Evangel University | 28200 | 52100 | 0.4589 | 1,843 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 41 | Canisius University | 29400 | 54500 | 0.4604 | 1,728 | 1186 | 0.7323 | |
| 42 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 30700 | 69000 | 0.5545 | 3,314 | 1094 | 0.8199 | |
| 43 | Oklahoma Christian University | 30900 | 45000 | 0.3123 | 2,098 | 1129 | 0.9654 | |
| 44 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 31800 | 108100 | 0.706 | 1,652 | 1281 | 0.6441 | |
| 45 | Lewis-Clark State College | 33200 | 40000 | 0.17 | 4,015 | 990 | 0.9964 | |
| 46 | Franklin Pierce University | 33700 | 68300 | 0.5063 | 997 | 1174 | 0.9347 | |
| 47 | Southern New Hampshire University | 34300 | 43300 | 0.2077 | 164,423 | 965 | 0.9951 | |
| 48 | Drake University | 34700 | 68500 | 0.4941 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 49 | Warner Pacific University | 35300 | 41600 | 0.1513 | 383 | 1020 | 0.7114 | |
| 50 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | 37500 | 57700 | 0.3502 | 1,732 | 1108 | 0.9117 | |
| 51 | Nazareth University | 38600 | 67200 | 0.425 | 1,862 | 1275 | 0.7409 | |
| 52 | Drexel University | 39100 | 107600 | 0.6364 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 53 | Point University | 39200 | 44600 | 0.1212 | 1,997 | 1059 | 0.4426 | |
| 54 | Hartwick College | 40500 | 45000 | 0.1 | 1,053 | 1240 | 0.8482 | |
| 55 | Bethel University | 40900 | 46200 | 0.1146 | 2,883 | 1214 | 0.8868 | |
| 56 | Young Harris College | 41700 | 43600 | 0.0435 | 755 | 1044 | 0.6264 | |
| 57 | University of Mount Olive | 42100 | 50400 | 0.1645 | 1,944 | 1075 | 0.7575 | |
| 58 | Bryant University | 42700 | 96800 | 0.5592 | 3,511 | 1255 | 0.6484 | |
| 59 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43400 | 68700 | 0.3679 | 4,279 | 1234 | 0.5796 | |
| 60 | Maranatha Baptist University | 44100 | 46400 | 0.0493 | 698 | 1180 | 0.8908 | |
| 61 | Quinnipiac University | 50400 | 118300 | 0.5738 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 62 | Fordham University | 73700 | 103900 | 0.2907 | 10,582 | 1406 | 0.5931 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.