"Job placement is excellent" Aleece, '09
The accounting major prepares students for a variety of careers in business, both in and out of the accounting field. Accounting students learn to understand, analyze, report, and interpret accounting information as a decision-making tool in various organization structures. Students must exhibit effective communication and interpersonal skills in a variety of business contexts. The accounting major also prepares students for further study at the graduate level.
What Can I Do With This Major?
Careers/Outcomes
A number of Accounting majors choose to attend graduate school immediately following Doane College. Recent school placement includes (among others):
- St. Louis University
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- University of Texas-Austin
- Wichita State
Accounting Firms (listed alphabetically):
- BKD
- Bland & Associates
- Deloitte & Touche
- Ernst & Young
- Kennedy & Coe
- KPMG
- McDermott & Miller
- McGladrey & Pullen
- Orizon Investment Counsel
- Seim Johnson
Other Employers (listed alphabetically):
- A.G. Edwards
- Ameritas
- Black & Veatch
- Cargill
- First National Bank - Omaha
- Mutual of Omaha
- Nebraska Department of Revenue
- Wells Fargo
Career Counseling/Job Placement
The Accounting faculty take an active role in helping students define their educational and professional goals. A comprehensive advising system guides students through their four years at Doane, making sure that those who want to graduate in four years with 150 credit hours are ready to sit for the CPA Exam upon graduation. The college also offers a full-service Career Development Center.
- Consistent 97-100 percent job and graduate school placement rate
"Doane students are highly recruited by accounting firms" Becky