College of Business & Management

About Accounting (ACCT)

Rapid advances in technology, including point-of-sale terminals, optical scanners, and use of local area data transfer networks, have dramatically increased the demand for qualified accounting professionals. When you earn your associate degree in Accounting, you'll learn how to perform essential accounting responsibilities such as tracking financial records and transactions, as well as handling payroll and billing functions. Your new knowledge and skills can lead to a wide range of accounting careers in public accounting, large corporations, nonprofit organizations, and government.

If you choose to continue your education, you can apply qualifying credits from your associate degree to DeVry University's bachelor's degree programs in Technical Management or Business Administration with a major1 in Accounting. Then advance your career even further by earning a master's degree in Accounting and Financial Management (MAFM) at DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management. The degree program includes CPA, CFA, or CFE exam preparation courses based on Becker methodology.

Program at a Glance

Degree: Associate of Applied Science degree in Accounting (in Florida, Associate of Science in Accounting; in Minnesota, Associate in Applied Science in Accounting)
College: Business & Management 
Semesters: 4 full time
Minimum credit hours required for graduation: 65
Accelerated option: Earn your associate degree in as few as 2 years if you attend class year-round.
Location: Find out which DeVry University locations offer this degree program or explore earning your Accounting degree online through our online degree programs.

DeVry University offers you a great deal of flexibility. You can take your classes onsite, online, or a mix of both—whatever best fits your schedule and your life.

NOTE: Program availability varies by location.

Course Highlights

Course Areas

Hours

Communication Skills

11

Humanities

3

Social Sciences

3

Personal and Professional Development

5

Mathematics and Sciences

8

Business and Accounting

35

To learn more about required and elective courses for the Accounting associate degree program, as well as to view individual course descriptions, please see the undergraduate academic catalog.

Graduate Success

At DeVry University, everything we do is focused on your career success. The proof is in the numbers. For the year ending with the October ‘08 graduates, 92% of U.S. DeVry Accounting degree program graduates were employed in their field at an average salary of $33,288. (Of graduates who actively pursued and obtained employment and those who were already employed in education-related careers within 180 days of graduation.)

1 Concentrations in Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania.