Overview

Saint Joseph’s University’s Accounting Program makes available the classes that will allow a student to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam in their state of residence and become certified if they decide to take the additional credits required by their state board of accountancy. These classes may not be required to obtain Saint Joseph’s University undergraduate degree in Accounting, but the additional accounting classes needed are offered if the student decides to obtain the CPA.

What Can You Do With an Accounting Degree?

A degree in accounting opens up a wide variety of future career opportunities beyond a traditional CPA. With a solid education in finance and accounting principles, students go on to pursue successful careers as:

Financial examiners
Financial analysts
Finance managers
Chief financial officers
Budget analysts
Business and financial consultants
Certified public accountants (CPA)

Graduates have gone on to work for Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as well as Grant Thornton LLC, Vanguard, J.P. Morgan Chase, SAP and many more.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Managerial Accounting
Excel Competency
AI in Business
Business Statistics
Business Analytics
Economics Macro
Finance
Quantitative Finance

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

Accounting View 1084 other Bachelors in Accounting in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be considered for admission, you must have graduated from an approved secondary school (or be on track to graduate), received a diploma from an accredited home school association or earned a GED.
A high school transcript with an official school stamp or an official GED transcript is required. High school transcripts must include courses completed through your junior year as well as courses in progress during your senior year. If you’ve attended any post-secondary institutions, official transcripts for those institutions are required as well.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

55180 USD / year

≈ 55180 USD / year
Out-of-State

55180 USD / year

≈ 55180 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

55180 USD / year

≈ 55180 USD / year

Living costs

Philadelphia

United States

800 - 1300 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

What Can You Do With an Accounting Degree?

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Philadelphia

Funding

Need help with your student visa?

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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