Accounting Career Resource Center

An accounting degree is presented to students who have successfully completed an accounting degree at a traditional or online university or college. Accounting involves the composition of financial statements that reveal the economic resources and transactions of a business entity, and it is an important part of the operational activities of most companies. Those who have an accounting degree can gain employment as a public accountant, management accountant, industrial accountant, forensic accountant, government accountant, personal or financial planner, and accounting teacher or researcher. Accountants are highly sought after both in the private and public sectors, and they can expect to get high financial rewards if they are proficient in their work.

Types of Degree

• Managerial Accounting Degree

• Corporate Accounting Degree

CPA Exam

• What is CPA?

• CPA Exam Requirements

• Uniform CPA Exam

• CPA Exam Dates and Structures

CMA Exam

• CMA FAQs

• CMA and CPA

• CMA Requirements

• Preparing for CMA Exam

• CMA Certification

Potential Careers

• A Look at the Accounting Profession

• Accounting Careers

• Potential Careers for Accounting Majors

• Tax Accountant Career

Accounting Labor Statistics

• Accounting Labor Trends

• Accounting Employment

• CPA Information and Statistics

• Women in Accounting

Organizations and Associations

• The American Accounting Association

• CPA USA Association

• Association of Government Accountants

• Association of Chartered Accountants in the US

• American Society of Women Accountants

• British Accounting Association

• European Accounting Association

Publications

• Accounting Today

• Accountancy Age

• The Journal of Accountancy

• Journal of Government Financial Management

• Internal Auditor Magazine

• The Accounting Educator’s Journal