<p>What schools are good in accounting and are successful at getting jobs when they complete college. No Ivy league schools or schools like that</p>
<p>Well since you've excluded Wharton and also state "like that" maybe you might be interested in Indiana University Bloomington's Kelley School of Business. You have given very little information about what level of selectivity.</p>
<p>what other schools? i mean good schools like wharton</p>
<p>I'd go for UT-Austin... Best Accounting program last year and second this year... the problem is, out-of-state admissions is horrible... another respected would be Purdue... I listed these thinking you are looking for well-known state schools.</p>
<p>In terms of accounting in the midwest, I know UIUC is the best. I have been accepted to both UIUC and UW-Madison, but I am begining to like Madison a bit more. How is the accounting program and business overall at Madison?</p>
<p>no where near as good as uiuc's :p</p>
<p>UW has a higher pass rate on the CPA exam than UIUC and 2nd highest in the US. It's a fine accting program. And a nicer school overall.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bus.wisc.edu/news/0150.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.bus.wisc.edu/news/0150.asp</a></p>
<p>That's an interesting fact, thanks Barrons. It would be cheaper for me to go to UIUC, but something about UW-Madison makes me want to go there instead.</p>
<p>UT Austin, they've got the PPA program</p>
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<p>Tough question to answer as the accounting profession is ENORMOUS, and growing. You have as good of an opportunity as any to get a good job at a big 4 firm in your local state by going to the flagship state school. Accounting is a profession that has so many opportunities that which school you go to is less important than how well you do in school. The local PriceWaterhouseCoopers and KPMG here, hire 95% of their people from the schools within the state. (ofcourse, one of the schools is BYU :), but all the other traditional 4 year schools get recruited as well).</p>
<p>USC is waaay better than texas for accounting. here are couple reasons why: </p>
<p>ut is in autsin, and there isnt as much biz activity going on in austin, especially compared to LA. basically, you will be competing with thusands of your peers to get a very limited number of jobs in dallas or austin or wherever they do stuff in texas besides rope cattle.</p>
<p>many acct firms have LA offices that specifically target USC Leventhal grads b/c its convenient and the school is good.</p>
<p>i have yet to meet any acounting major that has not rcieved a proper job offer from a BIG acct firm, with a fat salary. ya everything in texas is bigger, but not starting salaries or numbers of job offers.</p>
<p>the BIG acct firms come and take our students out to fancy dinners in limos at nice hotels all the time, it makes us regular biz admin students very jealous. usaully, only the top students get this perk.</p>
<p>LA women are better looking</p>
<p>our football team is better</p>
<p>vince young likes molesting little asain boys</p>
<p>would you really want to get your higher education in texas of all places?</p>
<p>would you really want to work in dallas over LA?</p>
<p>Was that you speaking through the latex which covers your head? Speak up I cannot hear you clearly.......</p>
<p>oh wow that was so original, ive never heard that one before</p>
<p>You picked the name........now that was original. Sports mascot and name on forum: you inivite comments regarding latex.</p>
<p>Wake Forest has a great accounting program. They brag up a very high first time CPA pass percentage. Beautiful campus too.</p>
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USC is waaay better than texas for accounting. here are couple reasons why: </p>
<p>ut is in autsin, and there isnt as much biz activity going on in austin, especially compared to LA. basically, you will be competing with thusands of your peers to get a very limited number of jobs in dallas or austin or wherever they do stuff in texas besides rope cattle.</p>
<p>many acct firms have LA offices that specifically target USC Leventhal grads b/c its convenient and the school is good.</p>
<p>i have yet to meet any acounting major that has not rcieved a proper job offer from a BIG acct firm, with a fat salary. ya everything in texas is bigger, but not starting salaries or numbers of job offers.</p>
<p>the BIG acct firms come and take our students out to fancy dinners in limos at nice hotels all the time, it makes us regular biz admin students very jealous. usaully, only the top students get this perk.</p>
<p>LA women are better looking</p>
<p>our football team is better</p>
<p>vince young likes molesting little asain boys</p>
<p>would you really want to get your higher education in texas of all places?</p>
<p>would you really want to work in dallas over LA?
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<p>McCombs Grads, especially those of the PPA program (which you may as well do if you want to major in accounting -- you stay an extra year and end up with a masters degree) are given job offers to many places, places beyond just texas. They're routinely flown out to places like San Fran, Atlanta, etc and then given big fancy dinners, open bars and everything. I don't get where you feel that UT grads are 'confined' to Texas, because they're not. McCombs' reputation for account is very good. </p>
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Students in the MPA and PPA programs are highly sought after by a wide range of employers. In fact, The University of Texas is a national recruiting school for many companies. Many public accounting firms (international, regional and local) typically hire more students from The University of Texas than any other university in the country.
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<p>Your salary is going to depend on where ever you end up working -- and even then. Let's say you take a job in Houston, Dallas, or Austin instead of LA. Cost of living will be lower and there's a chance that things will be less laid back.</p>
<p>As for women, UT's women are better looking than USC's. Look at the Playboy Rankings.</p>
<p>Our football team beat yours. Ohhh. Trojans block STDs, not Vince TDs.</p>
<p>Not to burst anyone's bubble...</p>
<p>Everyone who is recruited by the Big 4--irregardless of what school they are from--gets dinners at 5 star restaurants and casino nights at the Ritz and so on. </p>
<p>Additionally, your starting salary has nothing to do with your GPA, what school you went to or even if you have prior experience. (Generally) The only factor that affects your starting salary is what office you apply to (i.e. cost of living and number of schools in the area).</p>
<p>In all honesty, as long as you find a school where the Big 4 recruits on campus and you can maintain a reasonable GPA at that school, it does not matter at all where you are from--how you present yourself and how you communicate your accomplishments are what will get you the job.</p>
<p>alright, ill put this real simple so Y'ALL can understand:</p>
<p>USC grads have a MUCH better chance at getting a job in LA than texas grads, especially since most recruiters are USC alums and theyre bitter towards ut. nearly all of so cal, especially OC and LA are TROJAN COUNTRY. dont come to OC especially, unless you would like to get slaughtered like a cow.</p>
<p>NYU grads have a MUCH better chance at getting a job in NYC than ut grads, especially since ut people like the 'slow' prarie lifestyle and probably wouldnt like NYC</p>
<p>what does that leave? san fran? atlanta? dallas? oh i would love to spend my 21+ days in those cities over NYC or LA. gimme a break</p>
<p>like i said:</p>
<p>would you really want to get your higher education in texas of all places?</p>
<p>would you really want to work in dallas over LA?</p>
<p>MrTrojanMan, LA is a ****hole, but that's beside the point. Just because USC's precious winning streak was destroyed by Texas, doesn't make the state desolate and without accounting jobs. Are you "fretting for your latte, or hairpiece" too much to recognize that just because LA is the United States' dump, doesn't mean that it's better than other places to work. IMO, LA or NYC are the last places to go for a good life/career. Austin, or San Antonio sound much better, thank you very much.</p>
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alright, ill put this real simple so Y'ALL can understand:</p>
<p>USC grads have a MUCH better chance at getting a job in LA than texas grads, especially since most recruiters are USC alums and theyre bitter towards ut. nearly all of so cal, especially OC and LA are TROJAN COUNTRY. dont come to OC especially, unless you would like to get slaughtered like a cow.</p>
<p>NYU grads have a MUCH better chance at getting a job in NYC than ut grads, especially since ut people like the 'slow' prarie lifestyle and probably wouldnt like NYC</p>
<p>what does that leave? san fran? atlanta? dallas? oh i would love to spend my 21+ days in those cities over NYC or LA. gimme a break</p>
<p>like i said:</p>
<p>would you really want to get your higher education in texas of all places?</p>
<p>would you really want to work in dallas over LA?
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<p>But the poster isn't you. The fact remains that some people simply DO NOT want to live in california. The poster was just asking about good accounting schools. Obviously you'd be better off going to school in Cali if you wanted to work in Cali. But that doesn't mean that if you go to school in Texas that you're limited to Texas, because you're not.</p>
<p>And I don't know what your deal is when you make the statement 'do you really want to get your higher education in texas of all places?'
I could say the same and go -- do you really want to get your higher education at USC, because you couldn't get into UCLA, Stanford, or UCB-Haas? </p>
<p>UT And Rice are very good schools in Texas, and UT's engineering, business, and school of communication schools are all well ranked. (Specifically to this post -- UT's Accounting is well ranked also) Texas isn't all cows and countryside. Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio are all very big cities. Austin itself is the live music capital in the US.</p>
<p>Anyway, to get back to what the OP was asking --
You should really try to determine what region in the United States you'd like to live in and then try to find schools that have strong accounting programs in those regions that are recruited by the Big 4. Aside from recruiting, accounting is accounting. It's not going to differ that much from place to place.</p>