McCombs School Takes #1 Ranking in Graduate and Undergraduate Accounting
Eighth Year in a Row for Graduate Program
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AUSTIN, TX. -- Under the headline, "Texas Hooks Top Accounting School Rankings," Public Accounting Report (PAR) hailed the McCombs School of Business’ sweep of this year’s rankings for accounting education. PAR, which is a respected industry newsletter that has ranked national accounting programs for twenty years, rated McCombs number one in both undergraduate and graduate programs.
The McCombs School graduate accounting curriculum, which includes both the Master in Professional Accounting program and the 5-year Professional Program in Accounting, has maintained the number one ranking for the last eight years of the annual survey. Last year, the undergraduate accounting had ranked number two. The other top schools ranked are University of Illinois (#2 both graduate and undergraduate) and Brigham Young University (# 3 both graduate and undergraduate).
PAR bases its rankings on an annual survey of accounting professors from accredited programs, distributing its survey to over 1300 heads of accounting programs nationwide.
“The Department is honored by the report and proud of our students. All credit goes to our faculty, staff, and advisory council of business leaders,” said Richard Joseph, Director of Master in Professional Accounting Degree Programs. “Their dedication and hard work have made UT Accounting Number 1 in the nation.”
The McCombs School of Business is perennially ranked one of the top business schools in the country and world according to leading business publications such as The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and U.S. News & World Report. With strength across the board in all major business disciplines, McCombs is especially known for innovative collaborations with industry and for leading programs in technology, entrepreneurship, finance, and accounting. McCombs offers a full range of business education programs, from BBA and full-time MBA to Part-time MBA, Executive MBA, Executive Education, PhD, and graduate accounting (PPA/MPA). Under new dean George W. Gau, the school has set a goal of becoming the top public business school in the nation.
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