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What is a Business Administration
in Accounting degree?

Whether you want to be a tax accountant, corporate auditor or certified public accountant (CPA), you can get there with an accounting degree from Florida Tech. Here, you'll develop a strong background in business and get hands-on experience in modern accounting strategies and best practices.

Why Florida Tech

The College of Business at Florida Tech boasts one of the best faculties in the country, a big reason why many consider us one of the top universities for accounting. Through their teaching, research, professional and community activities, Florida Tech professors integrate business courses with strong accounting courses that give hands-on experience, which provides a solid business framework necessary in the real world. Our highly accomplished professors care about their student's success, and will guide their students through building the foundation needed to pursue an accounting-track MBA and/or take the CPA exam.

Internship Opportunities

Accounting internships are an important part of the student experience at Florida Tech. Our accounting degree seeking students have opportunities to work side by side with field experts at a variety of local and national companies, including:

  • Brevard County Government
  • Clear Channel Outdoor
  • The Paxen Group, Inc.
  • State Farm
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Airewire.net, Inc.

Career Outcomes

Careers stemming from an accounting degree include, of course, working as an accountant. The United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the Occupational Outlook Handbook, a resource that provides detailed information about hundreds of occupations including accountants, auditors and similar occupations. According to this handbook, the median wage reported in 2010 for accountants and auditors was $61,690. The same handbook projects employment growth for these careers in accounting to grow 16% by 2020.

Occupations with job duties similar to those of accountants and auditors include:

  • Budget Analysts
  • Cost Estimators
  • Financial Analysts
  • Economists
  • Financial Managers