<p>If you are not at a target school for undergrad and go to a target school such as Michigan for a Masters in Accounting, does that open up better job opportuinties besides the big4?</p>
<p>There is a small percentage of MAcc students from Michigan who go into consulting and corporate finance. Clearly, most go into public accounting, usually the Big 4.</p>
<p>It would be ideal if you could complete a bachelors and MAcc in 4 years.</p>
<p>That would be almost impossible, seeing as how you need 150 credit hours to do that.</p>
<p>Will a Macc from Michigan give me opportunities to become an anaylst on wall street?</p>
<p>A finance BBA would be better.</p>
<p>Yes, doing all that in 4 years is tough and rarely done, but I know people who graduated in three years with many credits and pursued that option. They were actually non-business majors. Also note that most double majors take around 150 credits.</p>
<p>"That would be almost impossible, seeing as how you need 150 credit hours to do that."</p>
<p>That's not true at all. I graduated with 204 credits in four years (dual bachelor's program).</p>
<p>brighton MA...is that were you are working?</p>
<p>150 is actually easy, considering on a semester system the typical schedule each semester would contain 15 units. If you decided to take one more class, making that around 18 and include a few classes during winter/summer, you could easily (easy in reference to business/social science majors..i have no experience with any others) finish with 160 units or more in 4 years. Some people are able to take 23 units a semester with no problem (biz major) and attain decent grades</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses! If I wanted to work in LA post graduation do you think attending USC for a Macc will be necessary to work for a big 4 in that area? Or will just passing the CPA in California be enough? Thoughts?</p>
<p>Well, yes, I realize it is possible, but for A LOT of schools, they actually say it's almost impossible to graduate in certain 4 year programs because of when they classes are offered and the need for PR to get into certain classes.</p>
<p>Leo, about USC and the CPA. If you graduate from USC, you are at an advantage, but you've got to think, you're competing against all the USC grads in accounting. If your GPA is competitive (I'm saying 3.5+ for USC) and you have some EC's (Accounting Society/volunteer work) the MAcc is unnecessary.</p>
<p>(EDIT!) If you have a competitive GPA from your "non-target" undergrad, ECs, and you have 150 credit hours, you'll definitely be competitive. If you don't get in at the big-four you could always work at a smaller regional firm, study, pass the CPA exam, and get in 2 years later. Once you pass the CPA exam a lot more doors will open up for you.</p>
<p>Cal state fullerton will be good fine for all the big 4 firms in la except deloitte (your decent alternative would be their costa mesa office)</p>
<p>According to students from USC on accounting.com, Small firms come all the way from the midwest and east coast just to hire USC acct grads. Pretty impressive considering they are "small" regional firms</p>
<p>To become a CPA you need the 150 hours in most states.</p>
<p>Yes, I work in Boston.</p>
<p>"Thanks for the responses! If I wanted to work in LA post graduation do you think attending USC for a Macc will be necessary to work for a big 4 in that area? Or will just passing the CPA in California be enough? Thoughts?"</p>
<p>In general, offers are going to be made well before you qualify for the exam, so passing the exam isn't necessarily going to do you any good. Making sure you qualify to sit in the future is key.</p>
<p>Having a MAcc does not, on its own, make a difference at all. If you need it to qualify for the exam, then do it. If you qualify out of undergrad, it's not necessary.</p>