[Question 1] Since 2015, what type of change in the number of majors in accounting has occurred at the undergraduate level at your institution?
There has been a noticeable drop.
There has been a noticeable increase.
There was no noticeable change.
N / A – my institution does not have an undergraduate program in accounting.
[Q1a] If you answered a noticeable decrease in question 1, what factors do you think led to this decrease? Please select all that apply.A master’s degree program in accounting is prohibitive for students.
The emergence of technology-related majors has attracted a growing number of students.
Starting salaries for junior accountants have remained stagnant.
There is a strong job market for other majors that don’t require 150 hours.
Other ______________________________
[Q1b] If you answered a noticeable increase in question 1, please explain the factors that you believe led to the increase. [Question 2] Since 2015, what type of change in the number of majors in accounting has occurred at the graduate level at your institution?There has been a noticeable drop.
There has been a noticeable increase.
There was no noticeable change.
N / A – my institution does not have a graduate program in accounting.
[Q2a] If you answered question 2, a significant decrease, what factors do you think led to this decrease? Please select all that apply.A master’s degree program in accounting is prohibitive for students.
The emergence of technology-related majors has attracted a growing number of students.
Starting salaries for junior accountants have remained stagnant.
There is a strong job market for other majors that don’t require 150 hours.
More and more students are completing 150 credit hours during their undergraduate studies.
Other ______________________________
[Q2b] If you answered a significant increase in question 2, please explain the factors that you believe led to the increase.
LARGE PROGRAMS MEDIUM PROGRAMS
Rank Institution Rank Institution
1 Wake Forest 1 College of the Messiah
2 Wisconsin-Madison 2 Truman State
3 Florida 3 Beth Medrash Govoha
4 BYU 4 Vermont
5 Notre Dame T5 Trinity
6 Georgia T5 Shippensburg
7 Boston College 7 Washington and Lee
8 Missouri-Columbia 8 Calvin College
9 Virginie 9 Sainte-Croix
10 Texas-Austin 10 Bucknell
11 Tennessee-Knoxville 11 Grove City College
12 Miami (FL) 12 Butler
13 Michigan 13 Hope College
14 Texas A&M 14 Rhodes College
15 North Carolina-Chapel Hill 15 Vanderbilt
16 Lehigh 16 Colorado Mesa
17 Richmond 17 Georgetown
18 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 18 Point Loma Nazarene
19 Texas Christian 19 Creighton
20 Denver 20 Montana
21 Washington University-St. Louis 21 Saint-Norbert College
22 Nebraska T22 Arkansas Tech
23 Baylor T22 Colombia
24 William and Mary 24 Samford
25 Michigan State 25 Bellarmine
26 Iowa 26
27 Minnesota 27 State of Florida
28 Utah 28 South Dakota
29 Excelsior College 29 George Fox
30 SMU 30 Pennsylvania
31 Missouri-St. Louis 31 West Carolina
32 State of Utah 32 Valley of Utah
33 Gonzague 33 Wofford College
34 Charleston College 34 Lee
35 James Madison 35 SUNY Oneonta
36 Clemson 36 Marshal
37 South Carolina 37 Christopher Newport
38 Auburn 38 Purdue University Fort Wayne
39 Illinois 39 Portland
40 UCLA 40 State of Idaho
Source: 2016 National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Inc. Note: The authors could not find contact information for an accounting faculty member in a managerial or administrative position in a major program and program medium sized. Therefore, the survey was sent to 78 of the 80 establishments.
