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Wayne Spivak President & CFO

Top Universities for Accounting

Asked on Feb. 2, 2016

Based on US News & Report: 1) University of Texas--Austin, 2) University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, 3) Brigham Young University--Provo, 4) University of Notre Dame, 5) University of Southern California The full report has 25 schools. Which schools do you suggest, recommend to aspiring accountants?

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David Dobrin President • December 24, 2013

I would personally be quite suspicious of evaluations done by US News and World Report. With undergraduate schools, the criteria (and values) they have are not consistent with my ideas about makes for a good education. Rather than beginning with this list, might it not be better to start with your ideas about what makes a good accounting education, then ask the list what schools are most capable of providing an education along these lines?

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Jeff McGlaughlin Corporate Controller • February 1, 2016

There are hundreds of colleges and universities with excellent accounting programs. The 5 they've listed are probably 5 of the more expensive. If I was considering colleges, US News & Reports' list would not be part of my decision.

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Wayne Spivak President & CFO • February 1, 2016

I agree with you, but the last part of the question asks which schools would YOU recommend?

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