<p>Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone could suggest some schools with good accounting programs with good job placement with decent salaries or even into the Big4 accounting firms. I've looked at USNWR's rankings but a lot of the options are not financial matches such as UMichigan and NYU. Thanks!</p>
<p>what is your home state?</p>
<p>how much will your parents pay?</p>
<p>what are your test scores and gpa?</p>
<p>I’m from MD and my parents are willing to pay around 20-30k per year. My gpa is pretty horrendous (3.3 UW/4.0W) due to some personal circumstances that I’ve explained in my previous posts but my sat score is 2370 (second time taking it, idk about the superscore) and my three sat subject tests are all 800s. While I don’t have too many prestigious awards or anything, I do love to volunteer so I think I have logged over 400 (or 500) hours just from that…not too sure on the precise number because I don’t exactly record the hours down to the minutes or seconds. </p>
<p>@mom2collegekids sorry I forgot to tag you</p>
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<p>You may want to look at schools with an accreditation. <a href=“https://www.aacsb.net/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AACSB&WebKey=4BA8CA9A-7CE1-4E7A-9863-2F3D02F27D23”>https://www.aacsb.net/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AACSB&WebKey=4BA8CA9A-7CE1-4E7A-9863-2F3D02F27D23</a></p>
<p>If you have a 3.5 gpa weighted on your transcript and your test scores, then Alabama will give you free tuition.</p>
<p>alabama has a well-ranked Accounting program and the Big Four regularly recruit (and they donate).</p>
<p>Internships are also readily available.</p>
<p><a href=“http://cba.ua.edu”>http://cba.ua.edu</a></p>
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<p>Certainly look at your state schools such as UMD & Towson. You can look at SUNY Binghamton as they have good OOS rates as well. And just so you are aware, you now need 150 credits to become a CPA and a typical college is a 120 credit program. You can get the extra credits through APs if you have a lot, summer school etc. but many accounting majors go on for a one year masters degree if they want to work in public accounting.</p>
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<p>Well, UMCP isn’t on that AACSB list, but Towson is.</p>
<p>From what I understand, accounting isn’t a prestige-driven field, and the curriculum is virtually the same at any accredited school, so it’s best to just go where fit is good. Maybe the overall university having a good reputation is good as well in case you want to do something else.</p>
<p>Of the accredited schools, these are the ones where you can get significant merit aid and have a pretty good name:
USC (really strong alumni network; obviously strongest in CA, but there’s a good-sized contingent in NYC as well)
Richmond (close to home)
CWRU
GWU (close to home)
U of Miami
Lehigh</p>
<p>A&M is in-state tuition if you get any piddly scholarship. MSU also offers full-rides and full-tuition scholarships.</p>
<p>Maybe George Mason (close to home). </p>
<p>You could also just go to UMCP for almost free and get a Masters in Accounting later as well.</p>
<p>There are also a few accredited schools in HK. Tuition is fairly cheap, though you’d want to find out how easy it is to come back to work in the US. But not sure if they’re in English.</p>
<p>Make sure that you can get admitted straight in to accounting at the b-school.</p>
<p>Of these schools, you might have a chance to break in to IBanking through USC (on the West Coast) or Richmond (I know a guy from there in sales at GS), but it would still be going uphill.</p>
<p>BTW, why accounting? Have you ever read an accounting text book? Do you know what the work entails (what do your parents do)? What if you grow to hate it after freshman year?</p>
<p>Why not other math-heavy areas like CS, stats, or econ, which give you skills to go in to a broader range of jobs?</p>
<p>I think Towson is a good school for Accounting. In addition the three B’s in business school, Babson, Bently and Bryant, but I don’t know if it is affordable based on your EFC, you need to run NPC to find out.</p>
<p>SUNY Albany is known for accounting major, so is Binghamton. Of course, UIUC is number one in USNEWS.</p>
<p>@PurpleTitan I’m taking an accounting class next year but yes, I’ve been reading some accounting textbooks in my spare time and I do genuinely like the subject. My mom was a statistics major in college and works as a statistician but she recommended that I look into the accounting major rather than statistics as it opens many doors in the future. Not that statistics or economics doesn’t (and I’ve never had an interest in CS, I took a class last year and it was probably the most boring class I’ve taken in high school) but accounting has always been considered as the language and basic tool of business. Furthermore, economics and stats are both a little too theoretical for my taste. I might choose to minor in economics or stats put I’m more interested in majoring in accounting. </p>
<p>@artloversplus @happy1 @mom2collegekids @ErinsDad Thanks for all the suggestions and links, I’ll be sure to look into all of them.</p>
<p>Don’t forget to apply for some private Us, especially USC, its Accounting school has very strong ties with the Big 4 firms. And with your high SAT, you may get lots of merit scholarships. If you are NMSF you may get full tuition in some.</p>
<p>Accounting is a good basis for general business as well. As an accounting major, you will be required to take other business and liberal arts courses.</p>
<p>I don’t know about the accreditation at UMD, but the website says the Big 4 are 4 of the 6 biggest recruiters of undergrad business students so I’d still look into it. And to an extent the “prestige” of the school matter because it impacts which firms recruit at the school, the GPA cutoff to get an interview, and how many students they take from the school (I spent 10 years at a Big 4 firm).</p>
<p>If you want private schools you can also look into Lehigh, Villanova, Bentley, and Fordham. OOS schools to consider could be UDelaware, SUNY Binghamton, and UConn.</p>