Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Accountants And Auditors
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Babson, Quincy College, Bentley, and Northeastern.
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- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Becker, UMass Boston, Salem State, and Bridgewater State.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider College of Our Lady of the Elms.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Atlantic Union, Bunker Hill, BU, and UMass Boston.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Atlantic Union, Fitchburg State, Northern Essex Community College, and College of Our Lady of the Elms.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of BU, BC, Babson, and Gordon.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Lasell, Stonehill College, Gordon, and Bentley.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at BC, Northeastern, BU, and Babson.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at BC, Dean, Babson, and Northeastern.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Stonehill College, Atlantic Union, BC, and Merrimack College.
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Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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Northeastern University • Boston, MA
Studying Accounting (completion in 1982)
• 5/8/2011
"I am happy with the school because I got a good job because of my Northeastern education. The Northeastern degree is respected in Massachusetts."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | The coop experience is very good, when students are on coop it helps them decide if this is really a field they want to be in. The social environment is excellent. |
| Program Reputation | 7 | Most companies like Northeastern graduates because by the time they graduate they have experience from the coop system. The coop system has made Northeastern graduates desirable. |
| Program Quality | 8 | The professors were good. The school has a coop system where each year for at least a quarter you are on coop getting training and paid. northeastern is on the quarter system. |
| How Difficult | 7 | The work load was just right. Not easy but not very hard. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | It is a mix. The coop is hands on experience. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 4 | Because of the quarter system you have to take your classes when they are scheduled. There is not a lot of flexibility. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | The resources are excellent. If you need support and you go to the right places you will get what you need. |
| Social Life | 8 | The sports, nightlife and other social events are excellent. There are a lot of things to do in Boston. |
| Placement Services | 6 | You have to work hard to find your own job. Because Northeastern is so large there is not a lot of help. |
| Alumni Network | 6 | Northeastern is one of the biggest private schools in the United States. Northeastern does not have as much money donated from its graduates as much smaller schools do. |
Suffolk University • Boston, MA
Studying Political Science (completion in 2008)
• 9/24/2011
"I received a great education from passionate professors. I was able to undergo great self-discovery there."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | It may not be a great place to go for accounting. For paralegals, it would be a great source of knowledge. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | Suffolk is known for a government/political science program. Many of our professors are actively involved in politics, etc. |
| Program Quality | 10 | My school is geared towards government/political science majors. The faculty and staff are very knowledgeable and passionate. |
| Instruction | 10 | The professors are excellent. Most are well-educated and very knowledgeable. |
| How Difficult | 10 | The professors expected a lot from their students. You had to learn the material to do well. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | We were often going to different historical sights throughout the city. We also were required to do a lot of reading. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 3 | The weekend options were extremely limited. They had summer courses, but they were very expensive. There were no online options. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | The law library is one of the best in the state. Our undergraduate library recently underwent a significant and excellent makeover. |
| Social Life | 5 | There was no real "campus" or athletic teams, so school spirit wasn't very significant. I am not sure there were many organized social events, either. |
| Placement Services | 3 | I don't think there is a job placement service. I never used career services assistance. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I am not very knowledgeable about our alumni network. It doesn't interest me much. |
Western New England College • Springfield, MA
Studying Accounting (completion in 1998)
• 12/12/2011
"The college prepared me for the CPA exam, I passed all sections on my first attempt. There were several preparatory sessions held during my last year of college and the school supported our studies."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | For the money involved, the college has an excellent reputation in providing knowledgeable accounting majors. The school is a go to for local and national accounting firms looking to hire entry level auditors. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | The school has recently opened a Law School and with the position I am in now, I encounter graduates of the law school and am impressed with their abilities. As I attend various career and business conferences, I usually meet other graduates of the accounting school as well as interacting with partners of several major accounting firms who have graduated from the school. |
| Program Quality | 9 | For my Master's, WNEC had an exceptional program, Controllership; Advanced Accounting and Taxation were taught by PhD's who had been in the field for many years and were either CPA's or CPA and JJd. |
| Instruction | 9 | The Master's program in Accounting was fairly new, so the school had established a team to study the curriculum of various colleges across the country. They also picked professors that had recently published so the material taught was at the level of expanding industry knowledge. |
| How Difficult | 9 | The college had an aggressive plan to increase the size of the Business School and to do that it was made very clear that only the best students would be accepted. The area has approximately 12 other colleges so the competition for maintaining high standards was very strong, as well as for students who had to excel in the courses to be marketable in the local businesses. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Accounting degrees require a great deal of detailed knowledge and the school concentrated on technical aspects of the field. One of the courses was an internship that had to accomplished in an accounting environment. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | Many of the core courses were scheduled for both the day and evening school. The accounting labs were also scheduled for Saturdays which were a big help to students who worked during the week. |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | The college had a new library complements of a wealthy graduate of the school who made a large donation. The school provides excellent resources for advanced technology for learning. |
| Social Life | 5 | I was an office campus student who worked full time and did not participate in extracurricular activities. There were an abundance of activities for the on campus students and the school encouraged participation. |
| Placement Services | 7 | My first position after graduation was arranged by the placement services. To receive a position with a major pharmaceutical firm from a pool of graduates of twelve colleges within a twenty five mile radius speaks very highly of the placement office. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I receive numerous newsletters and phone calls from various alumni inviting me to the chapter meetings and dinners. Unfortunately, I am out of state and am not able to attend. |
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