Accounting students

Total undergraduate accounting enrollment for fall 2024 was 257,278 students, the highest reported since fall 2020 and just shy of the pre-pandemic fall 2019 enrollment.

State representatives introduced legislation supported by the Illinois CPA Society to create two more pathways to CPA licensure to ease the pipeline.

Future accountants should be as proficient in performing variance analyses and using data visualization software as they are with general ledgers.

These institutions serve as examples of how academic structure, focused preparation and student support can help graduates successfully navigate the CPA exam.

If accounting is to survive as a viable career path, universities and business schools must adopt a more proactive stance.

PricewaterhouseCoopers made a $1.5 million investment to Bryant University to fund the launch of the PwC AI in Accounting Fellowship.

The Experience, Learn & Earn program now allows accounting graduates who are unaffiliated with a participating firm or employer to sign up, as long as they are employed full time.

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. masters of accounting programs reported application growth, according to a report by the Graduate Management Admission Council.

New entrants to the profession face more decisions more often than ever in building their accounting careers. Expert weigh in with their best career advice.

The new program will offer an "earn and learn" opportunity to recruit new accounting talent or upskill those in entry-level positions.

Instead of completing 150 credit-hours, this pathway would allow candidates with a bachelor's degree to earn their CPA by demonstrating their professional and technical skills.

The accounting profession's labor shortage means relationships between firms and colleges have never been more crucial in recruiting new talent.

Wipfli releases 2024 Outsourcing Report; Herbein adds senior HR consultant; and more news from across the profession.

NASBA's Accounting Education Research Grants aim to advance academic research on the educational issues impacting CPAs and the accounting profession.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced its largest-ever cohort of students will receive $15,000 each, up from $10,000 in previous years.

CliftonLarsonAllen CEO Jen Leary has been focusing on expanding the firm's appeal, especially to young accountants, as CLA grows its international network.

Ernst & Young's U.S. firm intends to invest $1 billion over the next three years in talent and technology to improve the attractiveness of the accounting profession.

Stewardship and administration of the educational initiative is being transferred from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to the American Accounting Association Foundation.

Gen Z accounting interns believe the biggest misconception about their generation is that they don't want to work hard, according to a new KPMG survey.

The National Pipeline Advisory Group identified six recommendations based on survey data to a address accounting's talent shortage, including rethinking CPA licensure requirements.