<p>I've heard that your salary as an accountant is about the same no matter what undergrad school you attend. Then, what do people want to go to Wharton or other top schools if they can just go to easy schools and get good grades?? Does it really make no difference for a Wharton grad compared to a NYU grad in accounting?</p>
<p>Check out Alfred University (NY). Fiske Guide 2010 gives their accounting program very high marks. My D goes there, wonderful school, great academics & good financial aid, small classes, housing all 4 years, no Greek Life. Listed in Princeton Review’s “Best 371” and USNWR’s “Great Schools Great Prices”. Alfred has a School of Business, School of Engineering, School of Art & Design & College of Liberal Arts, and about 2200 students.</p>
<p>If you can go to a top program, I think you should (as long as it isn’t too expensive) because your chances of getting a job at the big 4 is significantly higher at somewhere like Texas, where practically every student who wants a big 4 job can at least get an interview than your average ‘high marks’ university.</p>
<p>The top schools that the big 4 recruit out of are slightly different from the top overall, but I think it lines up pretty closely with the accounting program ranking:
[Undergraduate</a> business specialties: Accounting - Best Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-accounting]Undergraduate”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-accounting)</p>
<p>is the list accurate? wharton isn’t there! 
and i never heard of some of those colleges on that list</p>
<p>You never heard of what???</p>
<p>@Awesome08</p>
<p>What schools on there have you not heard of? Every school on that list is a prominent university. I think the reason for Wharton not being on there is that Wharton doesn’t offer a typical major in accounting, but rather a concentration in accounting. However, that doesn’t mean that because you go to UT-Austin, you will have more job opportunities than Wharton. Thinking that would be foolish.</p>
<p>Generally speaking, the US News rankings are accurate, especially for its accounting rankings, but don’t take the rankings TOO literally. Use them more as a general reference because the difference between the top school on that list and the tenth school on that list is minimal. If you attend any of those schools, you will receive tremendous preparation for a career in accounting, and if you maintain a competitive GPA, you will have the opportunity to secure a job at top accounting firms.</p>
<p>Wharton is 4th on that list (it’s at the University of Pennsylvania.)</p>
<p>Also, all of those universities are very good and the majority of them are also in the top 10 overall ranking, and you should have heard of every single one of them, especially if you’ve been looking at business programs.</p>
<p>Yes, I would say this is probably the most accurate ranking you’ll find for big 4 placement.</p>
<p>Wow, didn’t even realize U-Penn was on there. Disregard the first part of my post!</p>
<p>UNC doesn’t have accounting program for undergrads, not even a minor. How could it be ranked 10th on the USNWR list?</p>
<p>If you attend a college with an accredited professional accounting mayor, whose graduates are eligible to sit for the CPA exam in that state, you can get a job. The SUNY I work for is recruited by sereral top accounting firms and regularly hires our top graduates. </p>
<p>People who go to Wharton do not go into accounting. That is what I have read from alum on CC. No need to go to Wharton to get recruited in accounting. Wharton grads go into IB and S &T at BBs. (As well as consulting, etc.) More money initially.</p>