Real-World Impact
An Accounting degree from St. Edward’s University prepares you to analyze financial information, solve business challenges and make informed decisions with confidence and integrity. You'll gain the expertise employers value and graduate ready to make an impact in accounting, finance and business.
Why Earn Your Accounting Degree at St. Edward’s?
At St. Edward’s, accounting is more than numbers. Through the AACSB-accredited Bill Munday School of Business, you'll build the analytical, technical and ethical foundation employers value most. Combined with internships, industry connections and hands-on learning opportunities in Austin’s thriving business community, you'll graduate prepared to navigate complex financial challenges and advance your career with confidence.
Support
Faculty Mentorship
Learn in small classes taught by award-winning professors with years of real-world experience and connections. They’ll get to know you, help you identify and focus on your goals, support you in building your network, and provide guidance and insight during and after your college years.
Graduate Opportunities
Accelerate Your Future
Aspiring business leaders can accelerate their path to career advancement through our Accelerated Graduate Pathways. Complete your bachelor's and master's degrees in as little as five years and graduate with the specialized knowledge and credentials to lead in a rapidly evolving business landscape.
Success
Career Preparation
Students prepare for career success through internships, employer networking opportunities and recruiting events such as the annual Accounting Fair. Career Edge complements these experiences with industry-led workshops that build professional skills in leadership, communication, interviewing and personal branding.
Financial Markets
The Bloomberg Lab
Our students also have access to our Bloomberg Lab, featuring 12 Bloomberg terminals, where they can strengthen their understanding of financial reporting, markets, and business analytics while completing Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) certifications at no additional cost.
Life as an Accounting Student at St. Edward's University
As an Accounting major at St. Edward’s, you'll go beyond the numbers to understand how businesses, nonprofits and organizations make strategic decisions. Supported by faculty mentors and connected to Austin’s thriving economy, you'll gain hands-on experience through internships, networking opportunities and student involvement.
On the Hilltop, you'll also build meaningful relationships with students from diverse backgrounds and disciplines—expanding your perspective and developing the communication, collaboration and leadership skills that help you thrive in any career.
A Highly Successful Accounting Program
With access to internships, Career Treks, industry-connected faculty and Austin’s dynamic business landscape, Accounting students graduate prepared to lead, innovate and create value in organizations of all sizes.
Preparing for Your Future in Accounting
A future in accounting is a future full of opportunity. From public accounting firms and global corporations to nonprofits, government agencies and entrepreneurial ventures, an Accounting degree from St. Edward’s prepares you to analyze, advise and make an impact in organizations of every kind.
Making an Impact
Jade Patterson ’19, Accounting, was selected as a Fulbright Scholar to Germany, where she worked to promote cross-cultural understanding through education. At St. Edward’s, she developed her leadership and global perspective through student government, public service internships and international study experiences.
Frequently Asked Questions about an Accounting Degree from St. Edward's University
As an Accounting major at St. Edward’s, you'll learn how financial information helps organizations make informed decisions, manage resources and achieve their goals. Through coursework in accounting, auditing, taxation, financial reporting and business analytics, you'll develop a strong understanding of the principles and practices that drive today's organizations.
Along the way, you'll build valuable skills that are sought after across industries, including:
- Financial analysis and reporting
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Data interpretation and decision-making
- Ethical reasoning and professional judgment
- Communication and presentation skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Business strategy and financial planning
These skills prepare you for careers in accounting, finance, consulting, government, nonprofit organizations and a variety of business-related fields.
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Major Requirements:
The BBA in Accounting requires 66 hours of major coursework.
General Education Requirements:
All majors require 44 hours of general education that students complete over four years, in addition to their major courses.
A few examples of the Accounting courses students take:
- Federal Tax – Learn to identify tax issues, understand and apply tax law, prepare tax filings and conduct professional research.
- Audit – Get introduced to the theory, concepts and principles of auditing. The course will emphasize audit evidence, audit risk, ethical conduct and legal restrictions, professional standards, audit planning, data analytics and audit reports.
- Accounting Internship – Gain course credit and accounting experience, and make connections between classroom theory and its application in professional practice.
View the full degree plan PDF for our Accounting major (Option 1 – Traditional course sequencing).
Mini-Mester Option
Take advantage of a mini-mester option, allowing you to work full time in an internship, stay on track for your degree and complete additional courses in a compressed time frame.
The mini-mester option includes a co-requisite of a six-credit hour internship (at least 240 hours of work in a public accounting environment), followed by two three-credit hour courses in a compressed mini-mester. These three-credit hour courses include Legal Environment of Business for Accountants and Accounting Ethics and are offered from mid-April until the end of the spring semester.
Speak with your advisor to determine which degree-plan option is the best fit for your academic and career objectives.
Yes. Companies frequently look for CEOs with a strong foundation in accounting because these candidates understand the financial consequences of business decisions.
Professional Certifications
Career advancement generally requires attaining professional credentials such as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
To earn a CPA credential, students must:
- Meet with an Accounting faculty advisor early on to make sure their degree plan will satisfy CPA requirements.
- Complete 150 semester credit hours in specific, approved academic courses (the minimum required to sit for the Texas CPA exam). All Accounting courses meet the requirements of the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.
Yes. A minor in Accounting can be useful for students in almost any discipline because accounting plays a role in nearly every type of organization.
Required Courses:
- Financial Accounting – ACCT 2301
- AManagerial Accounting – CCT 2303
- Intermediate Accounting I – ACCT 3331
- Intermediate Accounting II – ACCT 3332
- Cost Accounting – ACCT 3333
- Federal Taxation – ACCT 3334
- Accounting Information Systems – ACCT 4346
Total Hours: 21
Are you a current student? Contact your advisor for next steps in declaring your major or minor.
Whether your goal is joining a Big Four firm, working in corporate leadership, supporting entrepreneurial ventures, or using accounting to create positive organizational and social impact, your St. Edward’s education will prepare you to lead with both technical expertise and integrity.
Internships
In the spring, Accounting students can complete a full-time, “busy season” internship during either the audit busy season (January to mid-March) or the tax busy season (January to mid-April). Your Accounting courses will begin in a compressed semester after the busy season, allowing you to be fully immersed in the professional world for this important time. Students have recently interned with KPMG and Deloitte as part of this program and have been extended full-time offers after the internship.
Additional Accounting internships include the following:
- The “Big Four” firms: KPMG, Deloitte, PwC and EY
- Crane & Holtzman
- FORVIS, a top-10 global professional services and public accounting firm
- Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM
- Salling Madeley, PLLC
- WP Engine in Austin
- Disney College Program
- New York Mets
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
- BDO USA, Assurance, Accounting, Tax & Advisory Services
- BKD, CPA Firm, Accountants & Financial Accounting
- Maxwell, Locke & Ritter
- Weaver, Assurance, Tax & Advisory Firm
Service Experiences
Accounting majors help residents of an Austin affordable housing community complete their tax returns. This is a good opportunity to give back to the community while learning what tax preparation looks like in practice.
Student Organizations
Get to know your fellow students and learn about career options in the Accounting Club and the annual Accounting Student Retreat.
Our faculty and career mentors work closely with students to help them identify career goals, prepare for the CPA pathway, build professional networks, and develop the confidence to succeed in careers such as public accounting, auditing, taxation, corporate accounting, consulting, advisory services, and financial analysis.
In addition to holding the CPA license, many of the faculty members hold credentials such as Certified Fraud Examiner and Chartered Global Management Accountant.
View a list of our faculty members and their contact information on the Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance webpage.
Learn About Admissions and Financial Aid
At The Bill Munday School of Business, one of only about 25% of business schools in the United States accredited by AACSB International, you’ll learn in small classes with professors who bring extensive industry and professional experience into the classroom. Through hands-on projects, case studies, and experiential learning, you’ll strengthen both your technical expertise and professional communication skills.