Careers in Accounting

As a general rule, a college major does not prepare you for a specific job, but rather enables you to develop skills and abilities in your area of interest which can be applied to a broad range of occupations within that field. This is particularly true with accounting, which combines a strong foundation in accounting with good general knowledge of business.

Some careers are listed below; these represent a small sample of positions available to those who have earned an accounting degree.

Public accounting

Auditing Services
Personal Financial Planning
Income Tax Preparation
Management Consulting and Advisory Services

Private accounting

Financial Auditing
Managerial Accounting
Cost Accounting
Internal Auditing

Governmental accounting

Governmental Auditing
Hospital Accounting
Revenue Agent
University Accounting
Investigative Auditor