Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Accounting
Listed by colleges as Accounting and Related Services
Colleges award this field under 6 named programs, from Accounting to Accounting and Related Services, Other.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 6 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Accounting
- Prepares you to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Covers accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.
- Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
- Prepares you to provide technical administrative support to professional accountants and other financial management personnel. Covers posting transactions to accounts, record-keeping systems, accounting software operation, and general accounting principles and practices.
- Auditing
- Prepares individuals, including certified accountants, to perform independent internal and external appraisals to evaluate organizational financial and operational activities, ensure compliance with laws and policies, safeguard assets, and promote effective planning and resource allocation. Covers advanced accounting, audit tools and techniques, sampling, risk and control, audit planning, audit function management, law and regulations, environmental auditing, information technology applications, professional standards and ethics, and specific industry and service sector problems.
- Accounting and Finance
- Accounting and finance that prepares you to function as accountants and financial managers or analysts.
- Accounting and Business/Management
- Accounting and business administration/management that prepares you to function as accountants and business managers.
- Accounting and Related Services, Other
- Accounting not listed above.
Also called Controllership
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
Explore related careers, starting with the closest connections and the occupations hiring the most people.
Accountants and Auditors
- Median pay
- $83,680
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.0%
- Job openings a year
- 115,300
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career ShrinkingBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
- Median pay
- $50,670
- Hiring change through 2035
- −5.6%
- Job openings a year
- 144,100
To get hiredSome college, no degree
Explore this career Growing fastFinancial Managers
- Median pay
- $166,570
- Hiring change through 2035
- 9.7%
- Job openings a year
- 65,600
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career GrowingFinancial and Investment Analysts
- Median pay
- $102,740
- Hiring change through 2035
- 7.2%
- Job openings a year
- 24,700
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career GrowingBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $99,080
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.9%
- Job openings a year
- 7,600
To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyTax Preparers
- Median pay
- $54,920
- Hiring change through 2035
- 4.7%
- Job openings a year
- 9,400
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this career GrowingFinancial Risk Specialists
- Median pay
- $117,330
- Hiring change through 2035
- 7.4%
- Job openings a year
- 4,800
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career ShrinkingPayroll and Timekeeping Clerks
- Median pay
- $58,260
- Hiring change through 2035
- −15.9%
- Job openings a year
- 11,400
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this career Growing fastFinancial Examiners
- Median pay
- $94,160
- Hiring change through 2035
- 9.3%
- Job openings a year
- 4,500
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing slowlyBudget Analysts
- Median pay
- $91,640
- Hiring change through 2035
- 1.9%
- Job openings a year
- 2,900
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career ShrinkingTax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
- Median pay
- $62,370
- Hiring change through 2035
- −1.0%
- Job openings a year
- 4,400
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career ShrinkingBrokerage Clerks
- Median pay
- $65,750
- Hiring change through 2035
- −7.6%
- Job openings a year
- 3,400
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $48,419 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.
Working style
How and where the work happens
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College options
Where to study it
Ordered by how many degrees each college awards in this field. Sort by any numbered column.
| College | Degrees a year | Earnings, first year out | Admit rate | Average annual cost after aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Governors University UT | 1,301 | $50,280 | · | $13,000 |
| Southern New Hampshire University NH | 797 | $46,867 | 96% | $37,000 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY | 525 | $46,908 | 50% | $6,000 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL | 352 | $65,425 | 44% | $8,000 |
| Drexel University PA | 333 | $60,324 | 78% | $35,000 |
| Texas A & M University-College Station TX | 298 | — | 63% | $17,000 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus OH | 297 | $57,105 | 51% | $10,000 |
| California State University-Northridge CA | 257 | $58,795 | 93% | $8,000 |
| Brigham Young University UT | 256 | $60,568 | 69% | $13,000 |
| University of Houston-Downtown TX | 251 | $43,661 | 91% | $11,000 |
| University of South Florida FL | 244 | $47,846 | 41% | $9,000 |
| University of Houston TX | 239 | $47,454 | 70% | $13,000 |
| CUNY Queens College NY | 238 | $38,025 | 69% | $7,000 |
| University of Central Florida FL | 233 | $48,003 | 40% | $10,000 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ | 227 | $51,945 | 90% | $17,000 |
| The University of Alabama AL | 226 | $52,220 | 76% | $22,000 |
| University of Mississippi MS | 219 | $50,415 | 98% | $15,000 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA | 218 | $51,228 | 54% | $26,000 |
| Florida Atlantic University FL | 215 | $47,737 | 73% | $8,000 |
| University of Maryland Global Campus MD | 213 | $50,215 | · | — |
| University of North Texas TX | 213 | $47,295 | 72% | $14,000 |
| Texas Tech University TX | 205 | $47,589 | 71% | $17,000 |
| Liberty University VA | 205 | $45,519 | 99% | $27,000 |
| CUNY Brooklyn College NY | 187 | $38,068 | 54% | $6,000 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK | 182 | $48,019 | 77% | $15,000 |
| Washington State University WA | 182 | $50,187 | 85% | $12,000 |
| University of Maryland-College Park MD | 181 | $61,982 | 45% | $10,000 |
| Bentley University MA | 180 | $64,753 | 48% | $26,000 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas TX | 180 | $49,523 | 65% | $14,000 |
| Western Michigan University MI | 177 | $43,500 | 85% | $14,000 |
| Kennesaw State University GA | 176 | $49,982 | 69% | $15,000 |
| Florida International University FL | 174 | $47,657 | 59% | $11,000 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia MO | 171 | — | 77% | $14,000 |
| Baylor University TX | 171 | $55,784 | 51% | $34,000 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV | 169 | $49,951 | 96% | $11,000 |
| University of Illinois Chicago IL | 167 | $53,944 | 79% | $11,000 |
| Illinois State University IL | 166 | $54,480 | 89% | $16,000 |
| University of Arkansas AR | 161 | $50,418 | 72% | $16,000 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio TX | 161 | $43,420 | 88% | $9,000 |
| Rutgers University-Newark NJ | 157 | $57,660 | 79% | $18,000 |