Employers Value Accounting Majors
The B.B.A. in Accountancy program provides students with the foundation needed to secure entry-level positions in the field and sit for the CPA Exam. Additionally, it grooms students for a Master of Professional Accountancy degree as well as graduate studies in other business areas or law.
Georgia State’s undergraduate catalog lists the required coursework for the program as well as a suggested schedule of study.
The ISTJ personality type is well-equipped for Accounting. Do you know yours?
34.5% of accounting grads have a master's degree.
Controllers earn $98K/year on average and are experiencing industry growth of 10%.
A top skill for Controllers at Deloitte is Financial Metrics, a highly relevant but uncommon qualification.
Accounting is a highly educated group with 94% working in a related field at least once.
PwC, Ernst & Young and Suntrust are the top three employers of GSU Accounting grads.
The top skill of GSU Accounting grads who work at Suntrust is Financial Analysis.
The average salary for all Accounting graduates from GSU is $92K.
Outside of Georgia, Florida attracts the most Accounting grads from GSU.
The top three industries for GSU Accounting grads after Accounting are Finance, IT and Education.
Major Stories
ACCOUNTING FACULTY HELP STUDENTS WRITE THEIR SUCCESS STORIES.
An overview of the Accounting major.
Professor - Amanda Beck
Assistant Professor, Accounting Department
Alumni - Wini Akande '10
B.B.A. in Accounting
Associate Director, Graduate Student Experience for Accounting and Taxation Students
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An overview of the Accounting major.
- Professor - Amanda Beck
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Professor - Amanda Beck
Assistant Professor, Accounting Department
- Alumni - Wini Akande
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Alumni - Wini Akande '10
B.B.A. in Accounting
Associate Director, Graduate Student Experience for Accounting and Taxation Students
Your Degree at Work
HERE ARE THE TOP FIVE EMPLOYMENT FIELDS OF GSU STUDENTS WITH AN ACCOUNTING DEGREE.
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WHY HIRE ACCOUNTING MAJORS FOR THIS FIELD? THEY'VE GOT SKILLS!
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WHY HIRE ACCOUNTING MAJORS FOR THIS FIELD? THEY'VE GOT SKILLS!
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WHY HIRE ACCOUNTING MAJORS FOR THIS FIELD? THEY'VE GOT SKILLS!
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WHY HIRE ACCOUNTING MAJORS FOR THIS FIELD? THEY'VE GOT SKILLS!
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WHY HIRE ACCOUNTING MAJORS FOR THIS FIELD? THEY'VE GOT SKILLS!
TAKE A LOOK AT THE CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE TO ACCOUNTING MAJORS.
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Your Career Starts Here
TOP EMPLOYERS OF GSU ACCOUNTING GRADS AND AVERAGE SALARY
WHAT DOES A CAREER PATH LOOK LIKE FOR AN ACCOUNTING MAJOR?
Career paths are often full of twists and turns. They are rarely straight lines. Watch the following video tutorial to learn how to explore the career paths of GSU alumni who pursued their interests and passions rather than a specific job title.
| FINANCIAL CONSULTANT |
81%
About 81% of 26,276 people working as Financial Consultants majored in fields other than Business. The chart above shows what they studied.
3,290
3,290 Financial Consultants majored in Accounting.
| LEGISLATIVE ANALYST |
52%
Almost 52% of 2,471 people working as Legislative Analysts majored in fields other than Social Sciences and Liberal Arts. The chart above shows what they studied.
137
137 Legislative Analysts majored in Accounting.
| MANAGING DIRECTOR |
80%
About 80% of 164,511 Managing Directors majored in fields other than Business. The chart above shows what they studied.
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9,739 people working as Managing Directors majored in Accounting.
IS GRAD SCHOOL NECESSARY FOR YOUR CAREER?
Learn about typical entry-level education requirements for over 800 occupations, reasons you should go to grad school, reasons you should not go to grad school, and whether or not you should go to grad school right after undergrad.
Senior Valuation Consultant - Bennett Thrasher LLP
"In my current role as Senior Valuation Consultant, I value businesses for a wide range of purposes including tax compliance and transaction advisory. This role requires the analyst to have the ability to read and understand a company’s financial statements skills which I obtained from my accounting degree at GSU...
In addition, this role requires strong Excel skills and the knowledge needed to discount cash flows back to present value, skills I learned while obtaining my finance degree at GSU. The combination of the two degrees gave me exactly what I needed to pass the CPA exam, obtain the Accreditation in Business Valuation credential, and, most importantly, be successful in this industry."
Director, Accounting Advisory Services - KPMG Advisory
"Accounting is a technical discipline, and my academic training at GSU built the foundation for a successful career advising some of the largest and most complex companies in the US."
Senior Assurance Associate - RSM US LLP
“My accounting degree helped me learn the basics such as how to format Journal entries or how to perform reconciliations of accounts. But it was the classes outside of accounting, such as finance or marketing, that allowed me to learn how a business was run,...
as well as the communication courses that helped improve my verbal skills and have allowed me to work with our clients directly and without assistance.”
Director, Internal Compliance - Atlanta Public Schools
Adjunct Professor of Internal Audit - Mercer University
"In addition to deepening my understanding of accounting concepts, obtaining a master's degree in accounting expanded my knowledge of audit procedures, financial statement analysis, and associated fraud risks and schemes...
Having a diverse arsenal of skills is pertinent to being a well-rounded internal auditor in an organization where projects can vary from being operational to financial to investigating potential fraud and misconduct. Having an advanced accounting degree was also a qualification that helped me to land an additional job as an adjunct professor of internal audit.”
Manager - Rödl Langford de Kock LP
"Being part of the cohort master’s program taught me a lot about teamwork, leadership and taking both a professional and personal interest in others’ success."
Tax Supervisor - UPS
Instructor - GSU, Franklin University
"My undergraduate business degree prepared me to not only land my current role, but also to be successful in that role. Though I work in tax accounting, I am often surprised at the non-accounting courses I draw upon (BIA, BCOM, MGMT) in my daily work."
Tax Associate - Grant Thornton LLP
"Time Management and being proactive, organized, and resourceful not only helps you excel in school but also makes you a top candidate during recruitment and a good performer later at work."
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