Should I choose the higher ranked university or the higher ranked department?

<p>Ask Deloitte Touche or KPMG. They might tell you. Or ask Indiana University Placement Office, or University of Illinois Placement Office. They might tell you. This is just an opinion board. </p>

<p>I can tell you that the Big 4 accounting firms recruit around the country, and hire aggressively and accounting is still a very strong employment field, for those who pass the CPA exam. The credentials often require a Masters in Acct. </p>

<p>Also, those firms do a lot of consulting hiring. And the consulting field is growing and has a lot of heavy hitters outside of the Big 4. Many big consulting firms do a lot of outsourced federal government work, and for some of that you need to have a security clearance and that normally requires you to be a US citizen. (Again, that is for the narrow work of federal security work in consulting.) </p>

<p>Going to college is not just to “get a trade” in the United States. It encompasses much more than that.</p>