<p>Hi,
If you got an undergraduate degree in accounting, and then decided to go to law school, what would the reason be to go to law school? and would the money be better after doing so?</p>
<p>the reason I as is that someone said to me about two weeks ago that "you should get a degree in accounting and then go to law school and study ______."
just can't remember what it was, so any help would be much appreciated, along with any other information!</p>
<p>Probably tax law. Many people get LLM’s(an advanced law degree) in tax after their finish law school. I guess you’d probably have a benefit with the undergrad in accounting particularly if you got a CPA at some point, not sure how great an idea it really is though. Particularly if you don’t get into a great law school and graduate with a great record. 4 years of extra, more expensive school better yield great benefits. Sure you’d have a lot to offer but would you really be THAT much better off than those who just get an MS in accounting in one year and work for three. They’ll be getting money and experience while you’ll be getting more debt and education. I don’t know which is better in the long run.</p>
<p>k thanks for the info one question though - what’s an MS?</p>
<p>Master of Science. Accountancy degrees at the graduate level are called all sorts of things(MS in Accountancy, Master of Accountancy, Master in Public Accountancy, etc). Don’t get hung up on the name. Basically it’s just something most accountants that want to be CPA’s get because in order to be a CPA in most states you need the equivalent of 5 years of college…might as well get a graduate degree in that fifth year…</p>
<p>MS= Masters of Science</p>
<p>ah. gotcha thanks.</p>