4Students enrolled at a New Jersey location must also take the following to fulfill this requirement: BUSN369; BUSN412; GSCM206.
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4Students enrolled at a New Jersey location must also take the following to fulfill this requirement: BUSN369; BUSN412; GSCM206.
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5Students selecting the Accounting concentration who are interested in sitting for the CPA exam in Texas completing ACCT434, ACCT404 and MGMT330 as elective course options. Successful completion of topics presented in these courses in required to sit for the CPA exam in Texas. Additional requirements also apply to students wishing to sit for the CPA exam; students should check with the Texas Board of Public Accountancy for details.
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6Students enrolled at a New Jersey location take ENGL108 in lieu of this course.
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7Students enrolled at a Nevada location must take POLI332 in lieu of this requirement.
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5Students selecting the Accounting concentration who are interested in sitting for the CPA exam in Texas completing ACCT434, ACCT404 and MGMT330 as elective course options. Successful completion of topics presented in these courses in required to sit for the CPA exam in Texas. Additional requirements also apply to students wishing to sit for the CPA exam; students should check with the Texas Board of Public Accountancy for details.
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7Students enrolled at a Nevada location must take POLI332 in lieu of this requirement.
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8Ohio residents enrolled as online students, and students enrolled at an Ohio location, must take an additional natural sciences course from those with designators BIOS, PHYS or SCI as part of this requirement.
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5Students selecting the Accounting concentration who are interested in sitting for the CPA exam in Texas completing ACCT434, ACCT404 and MGMT330 as elective course options. Successful completion of topics presented in these courses in required to sit for the CPA exam in Texas. Additional requirements also apply to students wishing to sit for the CPA exam; students should check with the Texas Board of Public Accountancy for details.
9Students enrolled at a New Jersey location must take 55 semester-credit hours of general education coursework. Fifteen semester-credit hours of general education coursework may be applied to the Electives course area.
6Students enrolled at a New Jersey location take ENGL108 in lieu of this course.
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10Students enrolled at a Nevada location must take POLI332 as part of this requirement, the Additional General Education Selection or the Electives.
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11Students enrolled at a New Jersey location must take PHYS204 to fulfill this requirement.
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Regardless of your area of interest, it’s important to remember that job requirements will vary by employer, and some roles may require years of relevant experience.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or a related field is typically the minimum education requirement for accountants and auditors to enter the occupation.12 If you’re looking for a business accounting degree to help you pursue this career path, our Bachelor’s Specialization in Accounting or our Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, which focuses more specifically on accounting principles and applications, can help you get started.
Degrees and certificates in accounting can be earned at the undergraduate and graduate level, in programs with a variety of different emphases. At DeVry, we offer a broad variety of academic programs in accounting to fit the professional and personal goals of busy working adults like you who want to enter or prepare to pursue advancement in this occupation. These include bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees (including a Master of Business Administration, or MBA, degree) and graduate and undergraduate certificates.
The level of difficulty will vary by individual, but if you apply yourself and exercise good study and time management habits, you should find this major no more difficult than others of the same academic level.
We think so! Whether you choose an Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or a Bachelor’s Degree Specialization in Accounting, you may consider career paths in accountancy, auditing, management, advising or other aspects of business. When you consider the potential for earnings, career advancement and job satisfaction, an accounting degree can certainly be worth it.
Consider the career path you’d like to take. If you want to prepare to pursue a career in accounting as a public accountant, management accountant or auditor, an accounting-specific degree program might be the right choice for you.
If you want to pursue opportunities in a broader business management landscape, or your professional goals aren’t quite fully formed, a degree in management, technical management or business administration might be the best choice.
Information about careers, job growth, earnings and education requirements can be found by visiting the BLS at bls.gov.
Yes, an accounting degree specialization is different from an accounting degree, but both can help you pursue similar goals. The main difference between the two is the coursework that you take. When you earn a Bachelor's with an Accounting Specialization here at DeVry, you'll be earning a Bachelor's in Business (such as Management, Technical Management or Business Administration) which will take a more general business-focused approach to your coursework. This will include courses about business as well as accounting and marketing. A Bachelor's in Accounting, however, will be more in-depth and focused on accounting, and will include fewer classes about other business disciplines.
Whether you choose to earn an online accounting degree, or an Accounting Specialization as part of a business-related bachelor’s degree, you may discover you’d like to continue your education. Here at DeVry, we offer a variety of graduate-level accounting courses and degree programs to choose from, including a Master's Degree in Accounting or an MBA with a Specialization in Accounting. Find out how we can help you find the right accounting program.
1Program, course, and extended classroom availability vary by location. In site-based programs, students will be required to take a substantial amount of coursework online to complete their program.
2Conferral and Assessment Data - Available for all of DeVry and Keller's ACBSP accredited programs. For a full list of DeVry University's business and accounting degree programs accredited by ACBSP, please see the Accreditation page.
3Credits and degrees earned from this institution do not automatically qualify the holder to participate in professional licensing exams to practice certain professions. Persons interested in practicing a regulated profession must contact the appropriate state regulatory agency for their field of interest. For instance, typically 150 credit hours or education are required to meet state regulatory agency education requirements for CPA licensure. Coursework may qualify for credit towards the State Board of Accountancy requirements. However, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the state board of accountancy for the jurisdiction in which they are applying to determine whether they have completed the appropriate credit hours and coursework to qualify to take the CPA exam. Employees of DeVry University and its Keller Graduate School of Management are not in a position to determine an individual’s eligibility to take the CPA exam or satisfy licensing.
4Students enrolled at a New Jersey location must also take the following to fulfill this requirement: BUSN369; BUSN412; GSCM206.
5Students selecting the Accounting concentration who are interested in sitting for the CPA exam in Texas completing ACCT434, ACCT404 and MGMT330 as elective course options. Successful completion of topics presented in these courses in required to sit for the CPA exam in Texas. Additional requirements also apply to students wishing to sit for the CPA exam; students should check with the Texas Board of Public Accountancy for details.
6Students enrolled at a New Jersey location take ENGL108 in lieu of this course.
7Students enrolled at a Nevada location must take POLI332 in lieu of this requirement.
8Ohio residents enrolled as online students, and students enrolled at an Ohio location, must take an additional natural sciences course from those with designators BIOS, PHYS or SCI as part of this requirement.
9Students enrolled at a New Jersey location must take 55 semester-credit hours of general education coursework. Fifteen semester-credit hours of general education coursework may be applied to the Electives course area.
10Students enrolled at a Nevada location must take POLI332 as part of this requirement, the Additional General Education Selection or the Electives.
11Students enrolled at a New Jersey location must take PHYS204 to fulfill this requirement.
12https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/accountants-and-auditors.htm