<p>Which schools are ranked in the top 30 for finance and accounting? I am looking to double major in these fields.</p>
<p>According to US World News Report, the top 5 UG Business programs with Concentration in Finance are: Penn (Wharton), NYU (Stern), UMichigan - Ann Arbor, UC Berkeley (Haas), U of Texas - Austin (McCombs). The top 5 UG Business programs with Concentration in Accounting are: U of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, U of Texas - Austin (McCombs), UPenn (Wharton), U of Michigan - Ann Arbor, USC (Marshall).</p>
<p>so you are 20 are in school where now? or are you working now?</p>
<p>I am a freshman at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA. Looking to transfer because, much to my dismay, I can't afford an expensive private education. Total costs are around 40k with expenses like books and travel.</p>
<p>For an exceptional Accounting program, and very low costs ($5,000/year), take a look at BYU. I know it has strict rules, but it all goes well in the recruiting process for accounting jobs, because accounting requires strict ethics...so employers have a liking for BYU grads, because of the strong honor code they live. </p>
<p>Ofcourse, if you are not cool with the LDS church or anything, then you may want to stear clear!</p>
<p>Definitely not mormon, but I guess Westmont is closer than other schools. It is an Evangelical Christian school. Also, I can afford like 20k a year schools, just not 40k a year.</p>
<p>Warning, sort of off topic:</p>
<p>One thing that sort of throws me off with the rankings, is how do they rank Accounting schools anyway? It must be primarily the calibur of the students, and recruiting by corporations...because there's not a whole lot of new, exciting ideas in accounting that one school is going to know before anybody else. Maybe it has to do with percentage of students who pass certification exams on the first try? anybody know? If it's facilities, I'm not buying it, because I go to a college with cutting edge facilities in its business school in both finance and accounting, but its only ranked as a "top tier" school for Masters Schools in the Western Region.</p>
<p>Maybe it has to do with percentage of students who pass certification exams on the first try? anybody know?</p>
<p>The best accounting/finance will be found in the best B-schools. Obviously, both Penn (Wharton) and Michigan (Ross) were in the top 5 in both because they're the two best business schools in the country. I think you should just consider business programs in general and see what schools fall in your price range. Unless you can demonstrate financial need, neither Wharton nor Ross will probably work out for you. UIUC might be worth a try.</p>
<p>UsNews Report ranking for accounting or finance programs is one of its most flawed. For instance, Penn does NOT have the same reputation for accounting as for its finance program. Here's a better ranking: </p>
<p>CPA Personnel Report's 23rd Annual Professor's Survey-2004
Top Undergraduate Programs </p>
<p>School 2004 2003 2002
The University of Texas at Austin 1 1 1
University of Illinois 2 2 2
Brigham Young University 3 3 3
University of So. California 4 4 5
University of Notre Dame 5 5 4
University of Michigan 6 6 6
University of Pennsylvania* 7 8 12
The Ohio State University 8 10 10
Michigan State University 10 15 11
Northern Illinois University 10 7 7
Indiana University 11 11 9
University of Alabama 12 NR NR
Texas A&M University 13 16 14
Miami (Ohio) University 14 12 8
University of Wisconsin 15 9 15
University of Georgia 17 17 17
Pennsylvania State 17 NR NR
University of Virginia 18 13 13
University of Washington 20 NR NR
Arizona State University 20 18 18
NR=Not rated. <em>Offers bachelor's degree in economics with accounting concentration. *</em>University of California at Berkeley would have ranked 20th on the list, but the school has no degree or concentration in accounting.
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<p>CPA Personnel Report's 23rd Annual Professor's Survey-2004</p>
<p>Top Graduate Programs
School 2004 2003 2002
The University of Texas at Austin 1 1 1
University of Illinois 2 2 2
Brigham Young University 3 3 3
University of So. California 4 4 4
University of Notre Dame 5 6 5
University of Michigan 6 5 6
University of North Carolina 7 7 11
Indiana University 8 9 7
Michigan State University 9 14 17
Texas A&M University 10 13 10
The Ohio State University 12 8 12
Northern Illinois University 12 10 16
University of Alabama 14 NR NR
University of Pennsylvania* 14 11 12
University of Florida 16 12 8
University of Missouri 16 15 14
Arizona State University 17 15 18
University of Georgia 18 15 14
University of Wisconsin 20 18 19
University of Tennessee 20 NR NR
NR=Not rated. *Offers an MBA with accounting major, not a Master's in accounting. </p>
<p>CPA Personnel Report's 23rd Annual Professor's Survey-2004</p>
<p>Top Five Doctoral Programs
School 2004 2003<br>
The University of Texas at Austin 1 1<br>
University of Chicago 2 4<br>
Stanford University 3 3<br>
University of Michigan 4 2<br>
University of Illinois 5 5</p>
<p>xiggi, do you know how these rankings are formulated? What makes Texas better than Illinois, or BYU better than Missouri for instance? Do they elaborate on that much? I guess I'm just after the "how"?</p>
<p>Another accting blurb--by results</p>
<p>The Accounting Program at UW-Madison has long been recognized as one of the top programs in the nation. </p>
<p>During the past decade, the accounting program has been second among all schools in the country in the percentage of students passing the CPA Exam and first in students passing the CMA Exam. Wisconsin students have won gold and silver medals as first and second place finishers in the nation, beating out literally tens of thousands of students from other programs.<br>
In the most recent U.S. News and World Report rankings, the undergraduate accounting program was ranked in the top 20 and the graduate program was ranked in the top 25.
Nearly 100 percent of accounting students are placed at graduation. That's not surprising since the Wisconsin is a primary recruiting school for the world's four largest public accounting firms.<br>
Wisconsin accounting students succeed in competition against students from other top schools in national case competitions. This year alone, UW-Madison accounting students took first place in the PricewaterhouseCoopers xTAX competition and won second place in the Deloitte Foundation National Student Case Study Seminar</p>
<p>Check this out, however:</p>
<p>Is Truman State University even ranked in anything?</p>
<p>(I noticed this once, when I was looking for good accounting schools)</p>
<p>BTW, BYU is now #2 in xiggi's report above...both undergrad and grad.</p>
<p>On how schools are ranked:</p>
<p>"Looking for a school that will set you on the road to becoming an executive or entrepreneur? U.S. News surveyed deans and senior faculty at undergraduate business programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Participants were asked to rate the quality of all programs they are familiar with on a scale of 1 (marginal) to 5 (distinguished). The rankings are based solely on this peer survey; 45 percent of those surveyed responded. Deans and faculty were also asked to nominate the best programs in specialty areas; the five schools receiving the most mentions in each appear below."</p>
<p>Perhaps they omitted something that is included in their published book...but it seems that it is based completely on peer survey and in lieu of a valid measure such as CPA exam performance.</p>
<p>^^^ bunk as all get out! I don't know how any informed/trained thinker wouldn't/can't see the HUGE political loopholes in this process. Deans of certain schools to rank schools they are "familiar" with? Well, let's see, there will for sure be some bias towards their own school, their buddie's school, schools they may have attended, then maybe throw in some schools that maybe they have heard of...but one thing is certain...they are not thoroughly/objectively/realistically comparing the schools in a legitimate enough way to rank them. Deans don't have time to make this a legitimate evaluation, and if they do, then somebody else should be called "dean".</p>
<p>This is exactly why I didn't choose the school I attend by what USNWR says...because most of it is uninformed political BUNK!!! LOL, poor saps who base their school search on this garbage.</p>
<p>Here is a thread that i posted about this subject:</p>