Accountancy

Why Choose Accountancy?

An accounting education can lead to a highly respected and rewarding career. Accountants routinely earn incomes that are in the top 5 percent the community in which they may live. If you elect to major in accounting, you may prepare yourself for a variety of accounting careers in industry, government, not-for-profit organizations, and public accounting. Many accountants are self-employed, operating their own business.

The Accountancy program at Ferris State integrates a liberal arts foundation with a professional field of study. The emphasis is on applied, hands-on training, including internships that prepare the student to step into a job immediately upon graduation. Because of this, Ferris graduates are readily able to apply what they have learned in the "real world", giving them an advantage over graduates from other universities.

Get a Great Job

The job market for Accountancy graduates remains strong, even during temporary economic downturns. Options include:

• Public accounting-auditing, taxation, and consulting
• Private/industrial accounting- financial and cost accounting
• Governmental/nonprofit accounting-fund accounting
• Forensic accounting-investigative accounting

Accountants are in high demand by government agencies such as the IRS, FBI and CIA. Accounting also provides an excellent undergraduate background for a law degree.

Graduates are also prepared for advanced study in accountancy leading to career opportunities in accounting education. Accounting provides an excellent foundation for non-accounting business careers, including banking, consulting, and small business ownership.