Department of Accounting | Undergraduate

The Accounting academic degree program at Stern consistently has been ranked among the top ten of the most highly regarded undergraduate programs in the United States. This website provides a comprehensive collection of materials to assist the Stern undergraduate student in selecting course electives for a most effective Accounting major or co major - one that will best prepare you for a most successful professional career upon graduation.

Accounting is central to effective management of business enterprises and is a key component in the proper functioning of the free market system. There are many rewarding career opportunities in accounting and related professions such as security analysis, investment banking, corporate finance, banking and taxation. Feedback from students, alumni and recruiters suggest that there is, and continues to be, numerous job opportunities for students who major or double major in Accounting and closely related fields such as Finance and Information Systems. We have subsequently developed curricula options for an Accounting major and co majors designed to most effectively prepare the Stern undergraduate student for today's professional career marketplace upon graduation.

Alex Dontoh
Director of the Undergraduate Program in Accounting