<p>If someone has the US news and reports numbers, I would greatly appreciate it.</p>
<ol>
<li>UTA</li>
<li>UIUC</li>
<li>UPENN</li>
<li>UMich</li>
<li>USC</li>
<li>BYU</li>
<li>University of Florida</li>
<li>Indiana University - Bloomington</li>
<li>NYU / UC Berkeley / ND (Notre Dame)</li>
<li>UNC - CH</li>
<li>OSU</li>
<li>Wake Forest</li>
<li>Arizona State
University of Iowa</li>
<li>Michigan State
University of Washington</li>
<li>University of Virginia</li>
<li>University of Wisconsin - Madison</li>
<li>University of Arizona</li>
<li>University of Georgia
University of Missouri - Columbia</li>
<li>Penn State - University Park</li>
<li>Northern Illinois University
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities</li>
</ol>
<p>This is just another list I got from someone else on CC. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Best accounting programs? I don't get it here. Accounting is accounting is accounting. I don't think there is much difference between Wharton and Joe Bumblebee School of Bidness. Please correct me if I'm too cavalier here, but I'm highly skeptical in terms of differences and I'm pretty amazed that there are actually rankings. Go to any accredited school (not including Joe Bumblebee, of course) and get some solid work experience and you should be all set. Schools with good co-op programs to get your foot in the door early should be your best approach.</p>
<p>Accounting is pretty much the same as long as it's accredited and good enough to help you pass the CPA exam, but you might want to go for a more prestigious school for more options, like in case you want to become a tax attorney for a law firm, investment banker, or a management consultant.</p>
<p>Plus, the major accounting firms often focus their recruiting on more selective schools that have "good" accounting programs.</p>
<p>Ive been accepted to
The COllege of NJ
Rutgers
BOston University
Lehigh
University of Maryland</p>
<p>University of Maryland has the best business program of all the schools I have looked at, but it is a big school and is pricey out of state</p>
<p>I like the college of new jersey because it is public, small, and extremely comp. They have a good acctng program, but it is not ranked or anything. The school has also been among the top schools passing the CPA exam, even beating out UPENN.</p>
<p>PricewaterHouse and Deloitte recruit actively on campus and many have gotten jobs there.</p>
<p>Do you think this is an exceptable school to get my degree, or should I go with a more well know school like UMD, Lehigh, or BU.</p>
<p>I'm from NJ and know that TCNJ is one of the best schools in the state. It is lesser known than rutgers because it's smaller, but it is still quite selective. If you think TCNJ will get you your job and won't cost you too much, you really can't go wrong with it. IMO, it really doesn't make a difference which school of the above you go to. If you like TCNJ, go for it.</p>
<p>Well, state schools in California have some great accounting programs. I believe Cal-st Fullerton and San Diego St. have the top accounting programs in California, I also heard Cal-St Fullerton is one of the best accounting schools among the rest of the nation...</p>
<p>UCSB has a good accounting program! They rank well for high passing rates of the CPA exam.</p>
<p>UCSB has a great acounting program as well as recent noble prize winners in economics. UCSB is on the rise to becoming one of the best economics departments. Also if you have an emphasis in acounting at UCSB you are constantly being recruited by the "big 4" firms straight out of college!</p>
<p>Kiddley, A GOOD accounting program is one that will prepare you to pass the CPA exam the FIRST time that you take it rather than the sixth, seventh, or not at all...</p>
<p>Do you think if I got into NYU, I should major in CPA-track Accounting or is the Finance major (tops or near tops in the nation, i believe) too good to pass up?</p>
<p>moose,</p>
<p>If I got into Stern, I could not pass up finance. As someone said earlier, accounting is accounting is accounting. This doe snot hold true with finance. The major alone is much more lucrative and selective, but furthermore, Stern finance is gold.</p>
<p>thanks megastud,</p>
<p>that really makes finance hard to resist...especially the "stern finance is gold" part...:/</p>
<p>BENTLEY COLLEGE in Waltham,MASS HOLLLLLLAAAA</p>
<p>"Do you think this is an exceptable school to get my degree, or should I go with a more well know school like UMD, Lehigh, or BU."</p>
<p>If your primary goal is to get a job in public accounting, TCNJ or Rutgers will be more than fine if you put in the effort, have a good GPA and get an internship after your junior (or, if possible, sophomore) year.</p>
<p>If you think that you may want to use accounting as a springboard into another profession or if you think that you may want to stick with public accounting and move into the management side of things, you may want to consider BU, Lehigh or UMD (depending on whether or not any of them are cost prohibitive). In general, accounting is accounting--some schools, however, better prepare you for things not on the exam and give you an excellent cross-functional business education in addition to preparing you for the exam. I am very happy with the education I received at BU.</p>
<p>The annual rating was made by the prestigious Public Accounting Report, which is the leading trade magazine for the Accounting profession. The rating is based on the largest survey of accounting academics.</p>
<p>See: <a href="http://www.fsu.edu/news/2006/05/03/accounting.best/%5B/url%5D">http://www.fsu.edu/news/2006/05/03/accounting.best/</a></p>
<p>2005 (Current) Rankings
UNDERGRADUATE RANKING</p>
<ol>
<li>University of Texas </li>
<li>Brigham Young University </li>
<li>University of Notre Dame </li>
<li>University of Southern California </li>
<li>University of Illinois </li>
<li>University of Michigan </li>
<li>Texas A&M University </li>
<li>Michigan State University </li>
<li>University of Indiana </li>
<li>Ohio State University </li>
<li>Northern Illinois University </li>
<li>University of Georgia </li>
<li>University of Wisconsin </li>
<li>Miami (Ohio) University </li>
<li>Baruch College </li>
<li>University of Virginia </li>
<li>University of Tennessee </li>
<li>Arizona State University </li>
<li>University of Florida </li>
<li>Wake Forest University </li>
<li>University of Washington </li>
<li>University of Alabama </li>
<li>University of Mississippi </li>
<li>North Carolina State University </li>
<li>Florida State University </li>
<li>Baylor University </li>
</ol>
<p>Neither FSU nor UFL were ranked in 2004, 2003 or 2002. No other Florida schools were ranked in any of these years.</p>