Accounting

Why Earn a BBA in Accounting?

The profession of accounting is constantly growing and changing—in theory and practice—and comprises areas such as financial reporting, auditing, cost and managerial accounting, taxation, internal control and risk assessment, forensic accounting and data analytics, to name a few.

In today’s world, accountants play a significant role as part of senior management, or are consultants and business advisors to senior management when working for professional service firms. Employers are competing with one another to hire fresh accounting graduates. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Employment of accountants and auditors is projected to grow 6 percent from 2021 to 2031.”

A BBA in accounting will not only give you a broad-based liberal arts education with a strong background in business but will also provide you with a sound foothold in a career that is in high demand, is highly specialized and offers tremendous diversity in areas of specialization.

Why Major in Accounting at Adelphi in New York?

• We provide an environment that encourages our students to learn, including small class sizes and expert faculty who are dedicated to your academic and career success.
• Our undergraduate accounting curriculum will provide you with a solid foundation in several diverse areas of accounting such as financial accounting, auditing, cost accounting and taxation. Plans are underway to add additional areas of specialization, such as forensic accounting and accounting data analytics.
• You’ll get valuable on-the-job experience through internships and job shadowing and make career connections through our various networking opportunities with the numerous accounting and advisory firms that participate in our events.  In many cases the professionals participating in our networking events are alumni who know the quality of our program, and are interested in recruiting our students.
• With the help of our unique Willumstad Winning Edge program, you’ll be career-ready by the time you graduate with the BBA in Accounting.
• If you enroll in one of our fifth-year graduate degree programs such as the MBA with accounting specialization or the MS in Professional Accounting, you’ll have the opportunity to prepare for the CPA Exam in dedicated online classes run by the industry leader, Becker Professional Education.

What Can You Do With a BBA in Accounting?

With a BBA in Accounting, you can begin a career in public accounting as an audit, tax or assurance associate and rise through the ranks as you pass the Uniform CPA Exam and gain more experience.

You could also pursue a career in the corporate world preparing financial reports, performing business analyses, working as an internal auditor or pursuing related areas of specialization in the finance and/or treasury functions of a business.

If the business world is not an area of interest, there are numerous opportunities for an accountant within the government, including federal, state or municipal careers. Or you can choose to pursue a career with a nonprofit entity, such as United Way and the American Red Cross.