College Scholarship Search College Search Career Exploration College Admissions Articles Financial Aid and Student Loan Calculators Compare Student Loans
Username Password
Search:

Overview for Accounting

A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in 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.

Careers for Accounting Majors

A major in Accounting is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Accounting

Top 19 Kentucky Colleges with the highest percentage of Accounting among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
 National College-Lexington
Lexington, KY
 1
(25.0%)
Open Admissions$7,753 
Brescia University
Owensboro, KY
 6
(6.8%)
Less Selective$15,440 
Berea College
Berea, KY
 21
(6.7%)
Most Selective$866 
Online Degree Programs
Search through hundreds of online degree options to find a program that is right for you! We list degrees from accredited online programs and traditional colleges.
Transylvania University
Lexington, KY
 15
(5.7%)
Most Selective$23,810 
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owensboro, KY
 8
(5.6%)
Less Selective$15,500 
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
 22
(4.8%)
Moderately Selective$27,990 
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
 105
(4.6%)
Less Selective$18,354 
CollegeToolkit.com is now on Facebook!
Combine our college search functionality with Facebook's community features
Thomas More College
Crestview Hills, KY
 11
(4.2%)
Less Selective$21,500 
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
 144
(3.8%)
Less Selective$15,769 
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
 64
(3.8%)
Less Selective$11,952 
1 2
If you have registered as a Student on College Toolkit, the tuition is in-state, if applicable. Otherwise, tuition values are for out-of-state students.

Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.