Accounting - Bachelor's Degree Program

Strongly position yourself to pass the CPA and pursue positions at Big Four and mid-sized accounting firms as well as other organizations with the accounting bachelor’s degree program at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio. Learn how to develop budgets, probe costs, measure performance, and prepare financial statements to help for-profit and nonprofit businesses plan for their future growth. With an undergraduate accounting degree rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition, you’ll also be well equipped to be an ethical professional wherever your career in accounting takes you.

An accounting major guided by top execs

By majoring in accounting at Franciscan University, you’ll benefit from an undergraduate program guided by the expertise and outlook of leading executives from top national and international firms. You’ll learn from Catholic professors who bring to the Franciscan classroom a powerful combination of advanced degrees, extensive teaching experience, and real-world CPA knowledge and skills.

Here are just a few other ways Franciscan’s accounting bachelor’s degree program stands out from the rest:

• Financial aid and scholarships: The Franciscan University Office of Financial Aid will explain tuition costs and fees and help you navigate the financial aid application process and deadlines. From scholarships to grants and loans to work opportunities, Franciscan will help you secure what you need to make your Catholic university education affordable for you and your family.
• Applied learning: Through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, you’ll put accounting theory into practice and live your Catholic values by providing free tax help to the elderly, people with disabilities, the economically disadvantaged, and those with limited English-speaking skills. You’ll also gain hands-on experience through internships in Ohio and across the United States and the world, and through Franciscan’s study abroad program.
• Relevant accounting degree: To ensure you’re receiving a real-world accounting degree, the business program at Franciscan University is guided by the Business Advisory Board, a council of leading executives from firms such as The Hershey Company, Protiviti, Bayer Corporation, Honeywell, AECOM, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Tribe Mediterranean Foods, EQT Midstream Partners, FeX Group, and Microsoft. These top companies are also among the first to hire our accounting majors for entry level accounting jobs.
• Catholic professors with deep experience: You’ll learn what it takes to be an ethical professional from experienced Catholic professors who are committed to preparing you for accounting careers. You can turn to these brilliant men and women of God when you encounter challenges — as an accounting major and as a disciple of Christ in your future accounting job.
• Bring Christ into your accounting career: The corporate world can only get better with Catholic accounting majors like you in it. You’ll benefit from Franciscan University’s sound ethical Catholic formation that will instill the values you need to do business the right way in your career in accounting.
• Integrated accounting degree: The bachelor’s in accounting at Franciscan blends a solid Catholic liberal arts core with classes in business, finance, economics, and mathematics so you become a well-rounded professional ready to take on leadership roles in business throughout Ohio and the world.

With a bachelor’s in accounting degree from Franciscan University in Ohio, you’ll be prepared to pass the CPA exam and for accounting jobs at Big Four firms and other for-profit and nonprofit businesses and organizations. You’ll also be ready to pursue graduate-level studies.

Graduate Programs for Accounting Majors

• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Science in Accounting

Potential Job Titles for Accounting Majors

• Auditor
• Bookkeeper
• Controller
• Cost Accountant
• Credit Analyst Manager
• Stockbroker
• Tax Accountant
• Treasury Analyst

View the Accounting Program on the Undergraduate Catalog