California contains 190 schools that offer CPA programs. University of Southern California, the highest-ranking CPA school in CA, has a total student population of 34,824 and is the 10th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 190 CPA schools in California, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Stanbridge College comes out as the most expensive ($84,600/yr), with California State University-Los Angeles as the lowest recorded at only $3,263/yr.
CPA students from California schools who go on to become certified public accountants, accountants, finance accountants, tax accountants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 1,106,980 people working as accountants and auditors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $67,430. Also, Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents make on average $53,800 per year and there are about 69,500 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the California alone, there are 8,950 employed tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents earning an average yearly salary of $62,750. Accountants and auditors in this state earn $72,170/yr and there are 119,890 employed.
Also, within the CPA schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from CPA, there are 18354 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,230 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,817, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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