Accounting
Explore MTSU's respected Accounting program and find careers in auditing, corporate reporting, criminal investigation, tax, and more.
Accounting, B.B.A.
MTSU offers a high-quality Accounting Bachelor's degree program that is well respected in the business community, with curriculum flexibility that is tailored to students' personal career interests.
Accounting is a growing and dynamic profession offering graduates a wide variety of career options that include:
- Auditing and assurance
- Corporate reporting
- Criminal investigation
- Governmental and nonprofit accounting
- Sports and entertainment administration
- Tax consulting
MTSU graduates are recruited by more than 100 companies in the Nashville area with an average starting salary of $55,250. MTSU's Jennings A. Jones College of Business is one of only 194 business schools in the world with Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation in both accounting and business.
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News Briefs
Emotional MTSU Police chief recalls tragedy and heroes from 9/11 at remembrance [+VIDEO]
Twenty-three years after the tragic events of 9/11, Middle Tennessee State UniversityPolice Chief Edwin “Ed” Kaup vividly remembers being part of a team from the Chicago Police Department “performing a number of duties, including building searches, traffic details for funerals and crowd/traffic control at the (New York City) morgue.”[ Read More ]
Multiple MTSU degree programs touted in 2024 online rankings
Middle Tennessee State University was recently recognized among the top universities for bachelor’s and master’s degree programs offered for 2024 by several higher education ranking websites.[ Read More ]
Accounting, B.B.A.
MTSU offers a high-quality accounting program that is well respected in the business community. Many different employers visit the MTSU campus each year to recruit accounting majors, and our graduates are employed in a variety of settings. Examples include:
- Auditing
- Corporate reporting, budgeting, and analysis
- Criminal investigation, fraud, and forensics
- Governmental Accounting
- Healthcare costing
- Non-profit management
- Sports/entertainment administration
- Tax consulting
Employers of MTSU alumni include:
- Bridgestone Americas
- Country Music Foundation
- Deloitte
- EY
- FORVIS
- HCA Healthcare, Inc.
- KPMG
- Nissan Americas
- State of Tennessee
- Other local, regional, and national CPA firms
- PWC
For additional information about career opportunities in accounting, visit:
MTSU’s Career Development Center
MTSU offers a comprehensive Career Development Center that serves students throughout the full student experience and beyond. They collaborate with faculty and staff to equip students with the tools to be marketable to the world of work and continuing education.
Students can schedule an appointment or check online resources and job boards at mtsu.edu/career.
Students can find current internship opportunities by talking to faculty and visiting the University job and internship board called Handshake .
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