Infomation on accounting as my major?
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Accounting is a good major if you can handle the monotony of the job. Don't expect anything too exciting, and be good with math. You're not going to get the most glamorous job, but you will be fairly well rewarded with money. In my area (Colorado) graduates from a bachelors in accounting can expect $40-50k to start with the "Big 3" firms. They'll often "wine and dine" you while you're in college as well, so you could expect some free dinners as you're being recruited. If you've got the grades they'll have you on as an intern during your junior / senior year, and if that goes well you'll have a good chance of getting hired right out of college.
Often the firms will help pay for you to take your CPA exam (it's a license not a degree) which will vary from state to state. Once you are a CPA you are truly an asset to the firm since you can officially do "real" accounting and you can move up from there or venture out on your own doing consulting.
When you get to the top and become a partner you can expect a very nice salary for much less "real" work. Getting in with a smaller firm could let you move up faster, but the pay may be lower to start whereas in a large firm you could move up slowly, but with limitless salary possibilities.
Just remember ethics. We don't need another enron / tyco / etc.
It is a good career but can be very stressful. Salary depends a lot on where you locate after school. Maybe $25 k a year. If you enjoy numbers and working in stressful situations, then go for it.
Accounting is hard work, the most unglamorous profession. But if you like working with numbers this should be the right field for you.
A basic accounting degree may not fetch you a high paying job right away, you need years of experience to build up your career. A professional accounting degree on the other hand (CPA, CMA) will fetch you good jobs as these courses teach you the finer aspects of accounting and finance.
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