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Online Accounting Major

Boost Your Career — Put credits you’ve already earned towards a Bachelor’s Degree

Ours is an affordable and high-quality accounting curriculum supported by an AACSB-accredited business school, a standard of achievement so prestigious that less than 5% of business schools worldwide have earned this distinction.

The online accounting program is excellent if you want a college degree but have a busy life schedule or want to save money. The faculty and staff are accommodating and encouraging and consider how busy our lives are.
Sarah Lange, Class of ’23

What Will I Learn?

Our B.S. in accounting program offers a strong foundation in accounting and qualifies you to sit for the NYS CPA exam with 120 credits immediately after graduation. You are encouraged to earn the remaining 30 credits to meet the 150-credit CPA licensure requirement by converting your B.S. in accounting into the 4+1 accounting/data analytics and accounting B.S./M.S. if you meet the minimum GPA requirement.

You will be empowered with advanced technical and analytical skills, such as Excel, VBA, Spreadsheet Automation, Power BI, Tableau, SQL and more. In addition, our program emphasizes a strong writing, professionalism, and career development component to prepare you for achieving your career goals.  

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Top 5 — Ranked 3rd in the nation by ZDNET’s top picks for best online accounting programs

The quality of the courses offered online at SUNY Plattsburgh is phenomenal. Truly, I did not expect the courses to be of such quality and value. The professors are great also and they make me work hard — I mean really hard. But the studying is very rewarding, albeit challenging, and I tremendously enjoy it.
Alex Manasuev, Principal at U.S. Tax IQ

What is Unique About Our Program?

Flexibility & Options

  • Study from anywhere, anytime with asynchronous classes — and enroll at any time during the year
  • Pursue other professional certifications such as CMA, CIA and CFE. Seek a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation by adding our forensic accounting minor

Invested in Your Success

  • A dedicated student success team, composed of your online academic coordinator and academic advisors, are with you from day one
  • Learn from credentialed faculty who are respected leaders in their fields of study and conduct state-of-the-art research
  • Access to career resources — even remotely — and a strong alumni networking community

In addition, we ensure a smooth pathway for transferring credit and have surprisingly affordable tuition rates.

I’m pleased to have found this online accounting program with Plattsburgh. It was a great way to continue my studies while maintaining my work, family and personal life. The classes were challenging but I felt supported by the faculty. Now that I have graduated, I am ready and prepared to take on my new chapter.
Erika Magallane, Class of ’23

What Are My Career Opportunities?

Our Graduates are Successful

Our accounting graduates are not only getting job offers before graduation but commanding competitive starting salaries — according to the 2023 First Destination Survey, our accounting graduates rank near the top in terms of highest average salary for undergraduates at $61,336.

Our alumni are thriving in governmental roles in various levels of New York state agencies as well as in local CPA firms, multinational corporations and Wall Street firms such as:

  • The Bonadio Group
  • Citigroup
  • Deloitte
  • EY
  • GE
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Grant Thornton
  • IBM
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • KPMG
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Office of the NYS Comptroller
  • PwC

 

IBM Job Placements & Co-ops

We have created a very strong partnership with International Business Machines (IBM). In the last 10 years, IBM has recruited over 100 SUNY Plattsburgh accounting majors for its nationally recognized co-op program. Our students have been placed at different IBM sites in New York, Vermont and Connecticut. A number of our accounting majors have also won the national IBM Co-op of the Year Award. Many of our students who complete the co-op program have been offered full time employment upon graduation.

Recent Online Accounting Graduates

Modupeoluwa Badmus, Class of ‘24

  • B.S. in Accounting

“My experience with the online accounting program has been nothing short of amazing, from getting my credits transferred from an international university, to all the faculty’s help in making sure I had all the tools and resources I needed to succeed. This program is great for adult learners who are either looking for a change in their careers, or that just want to finally finish getting that degree they had given up on in the past. The faculty and online success partners are so helpful and all you have to do is reach out to them. I am truly grateful for my time here at SUNY Plattsburgh.”

Anastasia Popova, Class of ‘24

  • B.S. in Accounting

“In the online accounting program, I had an easier time learning complex material, because I could rewatch lectures and review materials at my own pace. I also found a lot of opportunities to collaborate with classmates and professors through virtual group work and meetings. I also did not have to buy as many textbooks because many were in digital formats. Overall, my SUNY Plattsburgh experience was very positive — especially flexibility of school-life balance.”

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