Portland State University graduates over the past two decades have had a higher pass rate than graduates from any other school in Oregon. Further, their pass rate is nearly twice the national average. This program requires the student to successfully pass a series of exams related to managerial and financial accounting. Route to the CIA . The Oregon Employment Department recently projected that accounting would be one of the fastest growing occupations in Oregon.
Accounting continues to be a great career choice.
For the past 14 years, our pass rate on the CPA exam was the highest in the State of Oregon, and nearly twice the national average. The Elijah Watt Sells Award is a national award given to those individuals who have achieved a top score on the CPA examination. There have been 31 Sells Award winners from Portland State in the last 15 years. The accounting area has an innovative curriculum that allows the student to design a course of study that will meet their career goals. Further, the curriculum stresses a systems approach to accounting where integration and value added are the key elements.