The demand for accurate and honest financial reporting fosters an unprecedented need for accountants in all industries.
George Mason University's accounting concentration prepares you for a career in public, private, or governmental accounting. Whether you want to open your own accounting practice, make partner at a major accounting firm, or investigate financial crimes as an FBI agent, opportunity awaits.
Why Choose George Mason University?
Our graduates are employed by the assurance, tax advisory, and consulting groups of the top accounting firms as well as Fortune 100 companies. Our proximity to the nation's capital provides unique opportunities for our graduates to work in government and in the federal practices of public accounting firms.
The accounting concentration is designed to produce accounting professionals who can both generate and apply financial information to solve business problems. You’ll learn principles of business and accounting as well as specific skills and specialized technical knowledge necessary for success in the dynamic accounting field. Our program emphasizes ethics, critical thinking, written and verbal communication, and effective use and understanding of technology.
George Mason University's Costello College of Business accounting program has earned endorsement by the IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants), one of the largest and most respected associations focused exclusively on advancing the management accounting profession.
View the accounting curriculum in the University Catalog.
Accounting faculty members can provide additional information on accounting careers. To learn more about the faculty mentor program, contact businfo@gmu.edu.
Accounting Roadmap
The Accounting Roadmap is a suggested roadmap to guide you, credit-by-credit, through the accounting concentration and accounting graduate programs at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.