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.
| A major in Accounting is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 11
Maryland
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Accounting among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | University of Maryland-University College
Adelphi, MD | 192
(6.9%) |  |  | |
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| | Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD | 51
(6.3%) |  | | |
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| | Loyola College in Maryland
Baltimore, MD | 45
(5.5%) |  |  | |
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| | Mount St Mary's University
Emmitsburg, MD | 16
(4.5%) |  |  | |
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| | University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD | 16
(3.6%) | | | |
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| | University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD | 218
(3.5%) | |  | |
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| | Columbia Union College
Takoma Park, MD | 6
(3.4%) | | | |
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| | Stevenson University
Stevenson, MD | 15
(2.5%) | | | |
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| | Towson University
Towson, MD | 79
(2.5%) | | | |
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| | Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD | 17
(2.2%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.