<p>I have seen universities that offer a B.S. in Business Administration with options in accounting, finance, etc. and universities that offer a B.S. in accounting or finance. What is the difference between the two? Is one better than the other?</p>
<p>And what are the top colleges in California for undergraduate accounting? Besides UC Davis and UCSB none of the UC schools seem to have accounting majors.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say one is better than the other. I think they are relatively the same. The only difference I can tell is that the B.S in Business Admin would have a few more business related course while a B.S in accounting is more strictly towards accounting courses itself.</p>
<p>There are very few UCs that offers accounting as a major. If any do offer it, it will most likely be a business admin/econ with a concentration or a minor degree. The reason is because a UC is a research university which focuses more on preparing undergrads for further studying. So a CSU would be more suited to emphasize the degree. </p>
<p>Some well known CSU for accounting are : CPSLO, SDSU, CSULB, SJSU, and CSUF.</p>