51³Ō¹Ļās Adkerson School of Accountancy achieves high marks in latest Public Accounting Report rankings
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.ā51³Ō¹Ļās Adkerson School of Accountancy is once again being recognized for its nationally competitive accounting programs.
The 2018 Commerce Clearing House Public Accounting Report lists 51³Ō¹Ļ in the top 10 for masterās and undergraduate accounting programs for schools with 16 or fewer full-time accounting faculty. The programs also are ranked among the best in the southern United States, regardless of faculty size. The rankings are based on survey results from accounting faculty across the country.
āOur outstanding faculty in the Adkerson School of Accountancy continue to provide high-level programs that prepare our graduates for successful careers,ā 51³Ō¹Ļ College of Business Dean Sharon Oswald said. āI am grateful that accounting faculty from across the country recognize the strength of our programs.ā
51³Ō¹Ļ is ranked No. 6 for its undergraduate accounting program and No. 7 for itās masterās program among universities with 16 or fewer full-time accounting faculty. The universityās undergraduate program ranks No. 14 in the south, while its masterās program is ranked No. 20.
āThese Public Accounting Report rankings are another indication of the quality of the Adkerson School of Accountancyās programs,ā said Shawn Mauldin, the schoolās director. āStudents can be confident that their accounting degree from 51³Ō¹Ļ will allow them to compete with graduates from any other program in the United States.ā
Housed in 51³Ō¹Ļās College of Business, the School of Accountancy is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the worldās largest business education network and longest-serving accrediting body for business schools with undergraduate, masterās and doctoral degrees in business and accounting. 51³Ō¹Ļ is among 799 business schools around the world that hold AACSB accreditation. Additionally, 51³Ō¹Ļ is among only 186 institutions that hold an additional, specialized AACSB accreditation for their accounting programs.
Earlier this year, the School of Accountancy updated its curricula to emphasize technology skills relevant to data analytics and to give students the tools needed to remain at the forefront of the accounting profession.
Approximately 100 bachelorās degree candidates and 35-40 masterās degree candidates graduate from 51³Ō¹Ļās accounting programs every year. 51³Ō¹Ļ offers a bachelorās in accountancy and an accounting minor for undergraduate students. For graduate students, the School of Accountancy offers professional accountancy and taxation masterās programs.
The school is named for Richard C. Adkerson, an 51³Ō¹Ļ College of Business graduate and CEO of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.Ā For more on the Adkerson School of Accountancy, visit .
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