Nearly one-third of the chief executive officers of the 850 largest U.S. corporations have accounting and finance backgrounds. Career opportunities in the field. According to a study conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for accountants is expected to increase 40 percent over the next decade, an increase that exceeds all other professions. Accounting graduates have a variety of career options in public accounting, consulting, industry, and government. Industry accountants work for corporations preparing financial statements or auditing the records of the manufacturing or marketing operations.
Consultants provide a variety of advisory services to public and private organizations.
Government accountants may work for the Department of Defense, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Securities and Exchange Commission, or in one of the other accounting divisions within federal, state, or local government. The School of Accountancy is a fully accredited accounting program. A recent survey of the heads of accounting programs ranked the school's undergraduate program among the nation's top ten public programs. More than half of the school's faculty have received recognition for outstanding teaching. In 1991, the school received a curriculum development grant from the Accounting Education Change Commission.