Archives for Careers

Considering the Texas MPA?

Although there are numerous reasons to consider attending The University of Texas at Austin’s Master in Professional Accounting program, here are a few highlights:

  • Great Place to Live: Austin offers great weather and plenty of outdoor activities in a laid-back, friendly environment and consistently receives high accolades for quality of life, innovation, employment opportunities, cost of living…and the list goes on….

Want to learn more about our program from a student’s perspective? Read Live and Learn, our student blog, or contact an MPA admissions ambassador.

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Accounting Career Options

Researching your career options?

Start Here, Go Places” is an informative website that was created by the AICPA. I recommend visiting this site if you are researching your career options, as it contains a wealth of information about accounting careers, including portfolios of CPAs, a salary snapshot, and a scholarship search. One highlight is the “Build Your Future Me” interactive feature. After answering a series of questions, you will receive suggestions for jobs in the accounting profession that may be a good fit for you, as well as a plan for getting there.

Increase in Finance Majors Pursuing Accounting

MPA director Jim Franklin and one of our current MPA students were highlighted in a businessweek.com article which stated that finance majors are increasingly adding accounting to their skill set. A couple of notable quotes from the article:

“…The number of finance majors at McCombs who pursued master’s degrees in accounting nearly tripled from fall 2009 to fall 2010, according to Jim Franklin, director of the graduate accounting program. The figure jumped again based on enrollment for this fall, even as undergraduate finance recruiting picked up during the 2010-11 school year.”

 

“Many more [finance students] now see accounting experience as a way to stand out to financial-services firms, and accounting careers as a potential way to break into finance later if jobs are scarce.”

Texas MPA students pursue not only careers in accounting but also finance-related careers. A list of employers who have recently recruited our students is available on our website.

Why the Texas MPA?

  • Great Place to Live: Austin offers great weather and plenty of outdoor activities in a laid-back, friendly environment and consistently receives high accolades for quality of life, innovation, employment opportunities, cost of living…and the list goes on….

Hook ‘em!

Financial Jobs in Texas

Texas is the place to be if you’re seeking employment in the financial sector. According to a recent FINS.com article, Texas added the greatest number of financial sector jobs over the past decade. Even better, The Business Journals reported that Texas is the national leader in private sector job growth.

Ready to relocate?

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