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Accounting

Graduates with a B.B.A. in Accounting from Loyola find employment in accounting firms, banks, industry and government. Sample fields and jobs include:

Public Accounting

  • Auditors
  • Tax accountants
  • Consultants

Industry

  • Controllers
  • Internal auditors
  • Tax accountants
  • Systems specialists
  • Cost accountants
  • Bankers

Governmental Accounting

Federal
Some of the agencies accountants work for include:

  • Internal Revenue Service
  • Securities and Exchange Commission
  • U.S. General Accounting Office

State and Local
Accountants work in the following areas of state or local government:

  • Budgeting and control
  • Financial administration
  • Tax administration

These are among the organizations that have hired recent Loyola graduates:

  • Deloitte & Touche, LLP
  • ECHO Global Logistics
  • Ernst & Young, LLP
  • Grant Thornton, LLP
  • KPMG, LLP
  • LaSalle Bank
  • Urban Retail Properties Co.

According to Loyola's Business Career Center, the average starting salary for accounting graduates is $46,863.