Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
An accounting degree sets the foundation for a successful career in business. The skills students gain in tasks like understanding complex financial reports, tax filings, or data validation are valuable to all future colleagues and professionals, such as program designers, sales teams, and senior managers. A virtually trend-proof career regardless of the state of the economy, graduates often become key players and trusted advisors in game-changing business strategies.
School: Business
Department: Accounting and Finance
Launch Your Accounting Career
The accounting program at SUU consistently has students rank in the highest percentiles of the CPA exam and graduates are regularly sought-after by premier accounting firms like DeLoitte and Ernst & Young. With a nearly 100 percent job placement rate, students from our program typically have a job waiting for them upon graduation.
Where have SUU Accounting majors been hired?
Data gathered by the SUU Career Center
Fast Track Your Master’s Degree
The SUU Accounting bachelor’s program offers a two-semester fast track to students who wish to complete a master’s in accountancy following their bachelor’s degree. This means that with just 30 additional credit hours, a student can be ready to become a full-fledged licensed Certified Public Accountant in as little as five years total.
Student Organizations
One of the most valuable opportunities given to students in the accounting program is the Professional Accounting Club (PAC). Through PAC, students can participate in dozens of employer networking events, visit potential employers in northern Utah and Las Vegas, and attend conferences and workshops to help prepare them for a master's degree and the CPA Exam.
AACSB Accredited
SUU's combined undergraduate and graduate accounting program is the largest accounting program in the state of Utah and boasts a CPA exam pass rate well above the national average. We are accredited through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). What that means is that you are receiving an Ivy League level of education at an affordable price, and in classes small enough for personalized learning.
SUU Online
This academic program is available in a 100% online learning platform with the following features.
- Flexibility to study around your schedule
- Structured coursework to keep you on pace
- High-quality curriculum developed by SUU faculty
- Access to faculty for help and mentorship
- Tuition is the same for in-state and out-of–state students
- Scholarship opportunities
- Robust student support services: IT, academics, mental health, etc.
- Online courses are also available to on-campus students