Georgia State University's bachelor of the arts in accounting is an undergraduate degree specifically designed to prepare students for the school's graduate program, which grants a Master's in professional accounting. Georgia State's Robinson College of Business offers the B.A. in accounting and requires completion of business core courses and 21 hours in accounting courses, which include Accounting in Information Systems and an employment field study course. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the university opened in 1913 and enrolls 30,000 students annually, as of February 2011.
Founded in 1927, the University of Houston enrolls 37,000 students and claims Shasta the cougar as their mascot, as of February 2011. The university's C.T. Bauer College of Business offers several degrees in accounting from undergraduate and graduate programs. The bachelor of business administration is a four-year program that consists of a prebusiness core education and 24 hours of accounting courses, such as Oil and Gas Accounting and Governmental and Non-Profit Accounting. The graduate program provides courses for an M.S. in Accountancy and a Ph.D. in Accountancy and Taxation.
New York University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and is a member of the Association of American Universities. Founded in 1831, the institution's main campus is located on Washington Square in New York City. Since its founding, the school's student population has grown from hundreds to 40,000. The NYU Leonard N. Stern School of Business offers an undergraduate major in accounting, a Master of Business Administration and a Ph.D. with an accounting emphasis. There are also various options for co-majors, such as finance, marketing and statistics.
Seattle University, in Washington state, is a unique institution that has followed the principles of Jesuit education in core education since its founding in 1891. The curriculum is designed in phases to create a "developmental education experience," according to the schooly. The institution's Albers School of Business and Economics offers a B.B.A. in accounting, a Master of professional accounting, and an MBA in either managerial or financial accounting. At Seattle University, completion of any class grants five credits rather than hours. The undergraduate degree in accounting requires 180 credits, which includes credits earned from the core curriculum.