Accounting

You’ll gain the knowledge and skills you need to conduct accounting, auditing, tax, and advisory services for the private and public sectors. The only difference between these two majors is the number of credits—the 150-credit option is a five-year program that gives you enough credits for your CPA license, while the 120-credit option often serves as a lead-in to a dual degree program toward CPA licensure.

Through this innovative program, you’ll combine high-tech skills with a strong business foundation. You’ll get the best of both worlds—a deep understanding of the role accounting plays in business and a chance to work with the latest technological advances that are rapidly changing our society.

This integrated major gives you a solid foundation in the world of both accounting and finance. You’ll gain a deep understanding of accounting fundamentals that will help demystify the complexities of financial markets.

New York City is a global hub of business, giving you access to internships and hands-on opportunities where you'll be able to gain the skills and experiences employers seek. New York is home to the headquarters of the Big Four accounting firms, which network and connect with our students on campus each year—as well as hundreds of businesses and global companies.

And in addition to the energy of New York, you’ll have a tight-knit, supportive campus community, eager for you to thrive.

Beyond the fundamentals like Individual and Business Taxation and Assurance and Auditing, you can dive into cutting-edge courses like Business Analytics, where you’ll learn how to make data driven decisions, or highly technical ones like Programming with Python, where you’ll learn how to solve business problems through programming and coding.

You can also pair your major with one of our concentrations, such as entrepreneurship and social innovation, which can give you a unique educational experience and set you apart.

With New York City as your college town, you’ll have unmatched access to some of the biggest names in business, particularly the Big Four accounting firms. Recent internships include

• Andersen
• Deloitte
• EY
• JPMorgan Chase
• KPMG
• PwC

Through the Gabelli Personal and Professional Development Center and organizations like Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting honors society, you’ll connect with leaders from the Big Four accounting firms and other global businesses.

All of our accounting majors prepare students for careers as accountants, working in firms like PwC, professional service companies like CBIZ, at major corporations like Paramount or Estee Lauder, or in the public sector.

At Fordham, you’ll use AI as a tool to enhance your learning. Our program will equip you with the skills to navigate the ever-changing landscape of AI in the workforce.

As an accounting student, you’ll learn how to use AI to enhance your work. Through courses like Advanced Python with AI, you could learn Python programming skills and fundamental AI techniques, including how to access and integrate cutting-edge generative AI services. This background will enable you to tackle real-world challenges as an analyst or junior accountant, where you could use AI to analyze financial data.

You’ll also learn how to examine models and their results through courses like Ethics of Data Analytics and AI, which explores how data analytics opens a set of possibilities for business, while also introducing new risks and moral challenges.

You’ll also be able to earn credentials and paid micro-internships through IBM SkillsBuild’s Getting Started with AI course. All Fordham students and graduates have access to AI training through RamConnect, the University’s alumni and experiential learning platform.

Above all, you’ll learn skills that can’t be replaced by AI, such as critical thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence and integrity.