Accounting Degree | Point Park University

With the recent focus on corporate accountability, there is no more relevant field than accounting. Accounting is consistently identified as one of the fastest growing professions according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor.

As an accounting major at Point Park University, you'll do the course work required for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. Plus, you'll be ready for a variety of accounting careers in many different industries.

Upon graduation, you'll have the skills and knowledge to begin a career as a tax preparer, a financial analyst, a corporate or public accountant, an Internal Revenue Service special agent or a forensic accountant for the FBI, among others.

Pictured is accounting alumna Rosemary Mazzeo. — Rosemary (Coombs) Mazzeo '10 travels the world as a manager of risk advisory services for leading CPA firm Schneider Downs.

Courses & Topics

You will receive a well-rounded education through our core curriculum and classes in the accounting major.

Courses include:

Auditing I
Cost Accounting
Federal Taxation
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Intermediate Financial Accounting I, II & III
Managerial Accounting
Nonprofit Accounting
Accounting Information Systems
Tax Accounting
Accounting Internship I & II

Earn Six Credits Toward an MBA at Point Park University

Additionally, if you earn a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Point Park, you'll receive six credits toward our MBA degree program while also fulfilling some of the Pennsylvania CPA requirements.

Course Descriptions

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Faculty bring industry experience and expertise to the classroom.

Learn from professionals with extensive industry experience and academic expertise in the accounting field.

Meet the faculty

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

Margaret Gillfillan, MBA, CPA

Developed audit expertise in a number of industries
Worked for a “Big Four” public accounting firm and as a CFO for several Pittsburgh organizations
Member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs

Accounting Internships

Students in our accounting program have interned at a variety of places including:

Arthritis Foundation
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
BDS/Canon Computer Systems
De Julius & Company Certified Public Accountants
Deloitte
Maher Duessel
EY (Ernst & Young)
Flagship Business Plans & Consulting
PaineWebber, Inc.
PNC
PPG Industries
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Schneider Downs
Scott & McCune Company

Career Options

With a degree in accounting, you will have the option to pursue career opportunities in various fields, such as:

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Forensic Accounting
Public Accounting
Corporate Accounting
Nonprofit Organizations
Education
Government

Alumni Success

From the Bank of New York Mellon and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP to UPMC and the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, learn where our graduates have gone on to build their accounting careers.

More profiles

Brandon Camic '16

"My experience as an undergrad led me to continue at Point Park University for my M.B.A. since I knew a lot about the program, its faculty and the University. And as a Point Park alum, I get six credits waived for the M.B.A. program."

Lauren Berner '15

"Being in smaller classes really helped me understand the material better. All of my professors were available and willing to help whenever I needed it."

News & Features

Kelsey Diss '17

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 Meet Kelsey Diss, a 2017 post-baccalaureate accounting graduate and fraud analyst for Highmark.

Conor Mendelson '19

Thursday, August 2, 2018 Meet Conor Mendelson, a senior accounting major who landed a summer internship in the biotech industry.

Point Park Accounting Majors Named 2018 Pennsylvania CPA Foundation Scholarship Winners

Friday, June 1, 2018 Accounting students Andre Bennett and Jenna Herman were awarded $4,000 and $3,000 scholarships, respectively, from the Pennsylvania CPA Foundation, part of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.