Question: Accounting core schools?

[vc1209]

大家好!

之前的文章提過很多 finance core schools, 不知有沒有 accounting core schools 呢? 我想知道 accounting 強, 而且很願意收會計師背景的 MBA programs. 多謝啦!!

我最近才登為會員, 真是雲開海立, 只能說讚呀!!!

[習慣仔]

1. University of Texas–Austin
2. U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
3. University of Pennsylvania

Suggest you check
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/colleg ... _brief.php





Accounting is defined as the measurement of assurance about certain information in the aid of resource allocation for managers and other decision makers. The most popular and most commonly practiced branch of accounting is financial accounting. In this branch of accounting involves processes where recorded, summarized, analyzed, organized, interpreted and communicated to others concerned. Many individuals are enticed to enter the accounting field because it can be a very lucrative job.

Accounting is a very exciting field. It presents many opportunities for growth and development. It is perfect for individual who are fond of solving problems and who are comfortable with working with numbers.

So you wanted to learn accounting and become a professional accountant? Don’t know what accounting school is right for you? With the increasing umber of schools and colleges offering accounting courses, the choice of accounting school can get really confusing.

The best thing you can do in choosing an accounting school is to first determine and preferably list down the thing you are looking for in a school. After doing this, the next step is to weigh the pros and cons of each school to determine which one could meet your needs.

The next thing to do is to perform the actual search for the accounting school. You can start by asking people you know, particularly those who have taken up or who are currently taking up accounting. You can visit the schools, college or universities near your location. You should also make very god use of technology. The Internet is a very good place to search the best accounting schools. Not only will it save you time and energy, the Internet can also be a very convenient way to compare accounting schools. Most schools list down course requirements and curriculum on the Internet.

This may seem like very tedious tasks. Yes it definitely would take some time, but you can never be too careful when io comes your education. Below are other tips to find the best accounting school.

Be sure of the things you want to gain by enrolling in the accounting school. Do you want an accounting degree or do just want to simply learn the fundamentals of accounting? If you want a degree in accounting then you muis6 consider schools that offer accelerated levels of teaching. But if you simply want to learn accounting then this is not very important.

If you are busty or if you are already working then it is highly advisable that you choose an accounting school that will give you the greatest flexibility. Do you want to learn from home? Then choose an accounting school that offers distant online learning and courses. Distant learning schools are an excellent choice for busy individuals. If you do not want distant learning then choose schools that offer night or weekend classes.. For sure there are many of those out there.

Choose the schools that offer the best financial plan. Most schools offer financial plans that will help you and other students afford the high cost of getting and education.

Getting the right accounting school is very important. It is the choice that will determine the learning that you will acquire and most probably your future in accounting. So weight your options very carefully. Perform a very good research before you enroll and take up an accounting course.

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[Yimmiwan]

The complete list from US News

2006 Ranking
1. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
2. University of Texas–Austin (McCombs)
3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (Ross)
4. University of Chicago
5. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
6. University of Southern California (Marshall)
7. Stanford University (CA)
8. New York University (Stern)
9. Brigham Young University (Marriott) (UT)
10. Ohio State University (Fisher)
11. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
12. University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) (IN)
13. University of Washington
14. Harvard University (MA)
University of Florida (Warrington)
16. Columbia University (NY)
Cornell University (Johnson) (NY)
Indiana University–Bloomington (Kelley)
19. Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL)
20. University of Wisconsin–Madison
21. Arizona State University–Main Campus (Carey)
University of California–Berkeley (Haas)
University of California–Los Angeles (Anderson)
24. Texas A&M University–College Station (Mays)
University of Georgia (Terry)
University of Iowa (Tippie)
University of Rochester (Simon) (NY)
28. University of Arizona (Eller)
29. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
University of Virginia (Darden)
31. Bentley College (McCallum) (MA)
Duke University (Fuqua) (NC)
Michigan State University (Broad)

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/r ... basp01.php

[vc1209]

Thank you guys so much! 真是非常棒的 info 呦!

I am an accountant already and just would like to find out which MBA schools may have a preference for admitting accountants. And I really don’t want to go to a school where they only offer usual accounting courses focusing on stuff I already know.

對我來說最好的學校是 finance & accounting 皆強, and 很重視 accounting 這門學科的.

[Yimmiwan]

I don't know if there is a school's MBA program that has preference for admitting accountants. Just about any program has former accountants attending. A MBA program that has strong focus in accounting doesn't mean it will need more accountant background students. I think the focus is derived from its faculty and research. Anyone please correct me if I am wrong about this.

If you want finance & accounting, Wharton, Chicago, NYU, Columbia are all good choices, but I think they are as likely to admit an accountant as to an engineer.

Just my 2 cent.

[vc1209]

Great point!!

One semi-unrelated question regarding the schools mentioned above (Wharton, Chicago, NYU, Columbia, ... and other top B-schools), NYU for me always "seems" different from other top b-schools because NYU Stern is way better than NYU the university itself

請問各位選校時這點會困擾你們嗎? 還是其實只需要考慮商院的排名, 其母校排名聲譽不重要?

[習慣仔]

There are instances where graduate schools are better ranked (and rated) than undergraduate schools or viceversa.

NYU, UCLA are two noticeable examples.

At the end of the day, you need to consider which schools can offer you better career support. If you like finance & accounting, for instance, NYU is more suitable than UCLA.

[Lu Lu Wu]

最新2007 Financial Times 的MBA會計特別項目排名

Best in accountancy

1 Brigham Young University: Marriott

2 University of Texas at Austin: McCombs

3 University of Chicago GSB

4 Cornell University: Johnson

5 University of Rochester: Simon

6 University of Pennsylvania: Wharton

7 University of Notre Dame: Mendoza

8 Dartmouth College: Tuck

9 Columbia Business School

10 University of Iowa: Tippie

Source: http://media.ft.com/cms/16dc8c40-afc7-1 ... e2340.html

[Charmin]

來才知道, 似乎很少台灣學生申請 Bentley 呢~
2006 Fall MBA ... 1人 from 寶島台灣
2007 Spring Accounting 1人 ... from 寶島台灣
2007 Spring Information Technology... 1人 from 寶島台灣
但不管哪學期, 數十人 from China

Bentley 的 Accounting, IT 在當地還算是受肯定的吧~
而且 GMAT 要求又不很高(600錄取機率就頗高), 當然GMAT高分的可以申請 BU,
但對於硬是考不到700, 又不想再等的學子們, 來念個一年畢業的 MSA, MSF(如果非相關系會修到一年半)是很符合ROI的選擇.

除了 MBA 白天有課, MSA, MSF, MSIT 都是晚上和 part time 一起上, 經驗豐富的當地學生比比皆是, 不管你年紀多大, 每堂課總有出人意外的"老闆"級長輩和你一起上課.

真是羨慕BU的三百人台灣同學會, 我這邊可只找湊得到三人呀~

[Charlie Wang]

看到了Charmin的推銷,小弟也覺得因該也要幫Carlson School of Management介紹一下

Carlson有 Masters of Accountancy (MAcc)和 Master of Business Taxation (MBT)
MAcc雖然只成立一年,但感覺還蠻受歡迎
MBT成立接近30年,非常受到當地的認同
在美國各地也都被廣泛的接受(過去台灣校友皆可在加州或是紐約找到工作)
今年台灣同學進四大會計公司工作的比例更是100%

近三到五年Minneapolis(Carlson所在地)又有強大的會計需求
所以有想留在美國工作一陣子的同學,可以考慮一下Carlson School of Management

MAcc
http://www.csom.umn.edu/Page5600.aspx

MBT
http://www.csom.umn.edu/Page673.aspx