About the SOA

The School of Accountancy is housed within the Marriott School of Management and prepares nearly 500 students annually for successful careers in accounting. Since its beginnings as a bookkeeping class at Brigham Young Academy, the school has grown into a dynamic academe in the discipline of accounting.

The bachelor's, master's, and PhD prep programs are recognized nationally for innovative education and quality graduates, and the school is consistently ranked among the best in the United States.

Graduates from the School of Accountancy are prepared to enter the public and private sectors, usually in either tax or audit. Many others enjoy successful careers in the executive's office, finance department, operations department, or as management consultants, professors, tax and investment advisors, estate planners, and entrepreneurs.

The School of Accountancy at a glance:

• The school is home to top accounting programs, noted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Public Accounting Report, BusinessWeek, and the U.S.News and World Report.
• More than 75 companies and firms, including the "big four," recruit BYU accounting students each year; students have a very high percentage of landing jobs within 3 months of graduation.
• Accounting faculty specialize in a variety of areas—taxation, auditing, fraud, performance evaluation, managerial accounting, personal financial planning, international accounting—and many are nationally recognized and published for their research.
• The school's advisory board includes leading accounting professionals from such companies as PwC, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Deloitte, Moss Adams, and The Walt Disney Company; board members are actively involved in students' professional development.
• BYU accounting students consistently champion national case competitions, including the Deloitte Tax Case Study National Competition and xTREME Taxation Competition sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
• The school has received multiple awards for its innovative developments in accounting education, including its accelerated junior core and unparalleled PhD prep program.
• Many professors are leaders and active members in professional organizations such as the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and Beta Alpha Psi; many have also served on editorial boards of national trade publications and academic journals.
• The school's student associations place a heavy emphasis on professional development as well as service in the community.