The Accounting program at the University of Texas at Austin is ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report. Students at the McCombs School of Business earn a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting (BBA). The program is targeted toward students who want to pursue a career working for the government or a corporation. At least 21 hours of Accounting classes must be completed, including Foundations of Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis and Managerial Accounting and Control.
University of Texas at Austin
2301 Trinity Street
Austin, TX 78705
512-471-3434
utexas.edu/
America's second-ranked accounting program, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign requires 124 hours of study divided among general education requirements, business school courses and major-specific classes. Students earn a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA); students who wish to quality for Illinois' CPA exam must pursue either a Bachelor or Certificate in Accountancy. Courses include Accounting Measurement & Disclosure, Assurance and Attestation and Accounting Control Systems.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
601 East John Street
Champaign, IL 61820-5711
217-333-1000
illinois.edu/
Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, is home to the Marriott School of Management. Students can join Beta Alpha Psi (BAP), the national accounting honor society, which provides both social and professional networking opportunities. The intensive Accounting Junior Core program requires students to take only accounting courses during their junior year, with the exception of a single religion class. The accounting track is a limited enrollment program, meaning that students who wish to pursue this major must be committed to accounting as their future career.
Brigham Young University
730 TNRB
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602-3113
byu.edu