They come from every ethnic and cultural background. Accountants work for large and small firms, national and international firms. Accountants also work in government agencies like the FBI, in nonprofit organizations like the Red Cross, and in their own companies. You'll find accountants at clients' offices, in manufacturing plants, on airplanes travelling to Europe and the Orient, and at charitable functions. The reason for all these diverse opportunities is simple.
Accounting is the one degree that opens doors in organizations coast to coast and around the world.
Accounting gives you the foundation to become a partner in an accounting firm, to pursue a variety of careers in finance or corporate management, to work in government, or to run your own business. You decide where you want to work - in an international trading company, a Wall Street law firm, an agency for the homeless, or a motion picture production company. Your options are limited solely by your imagination and your desire. At the time of entry into the profession, accounting graduates cannot be expected to have the knowledge and skills of experienced professional accountants. Accounting programs, thus, prepare students to become professional accountants, not be professional accountants at the time they enter the profession.