Major Overview for Accounting

Colleges Browse Vermont Majors Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting

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. Accountants Auditors Budget Analysts - $68,140 Business Teachers, Postsecondary - $77,340 Credit Analysts - $64,580 Financial Examiners - $78,180 Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents - $53,090

Top 5 Vermont Colleges with the highest percentage of Accounting among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

Add	Info	College Name	Degrees Awarded/ Percentage	Selectivity	Tuition
		College of St Joseph Rutland, VT	6 (10.2%)
		Champlain College Burlington, VT	26 (6.2%)
		Castleton State College Castleton, VT	13 (4.6%)
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		Saint Michaels College Colchester, VT	10 (2.3%)
		Lyndon State College Lyndonville, VT	4 (2.2%)
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.