Bachelor of Science - Accounting

The accounting degree program at Nazareth College prepares you to have the versatility and critical thinking skills invaluable in today's global economy. With the growth of the international business, accounting expertise and services have become more sophisticated.

Accountants are called upon to play wide-ranging roles in international trade, mergers and acquisitions, business development, and economic forecasting. But whether you pursue general ledger bookkeeping or complex corporate auditing, you'll become a problem solver at Nazareth.

You'll learn the financial side of the business and gain the social and analytical skills to identify and solve problems professionally and ethically. Collaboration is highly stressed, and all final projects are team-based. You'll also solve problems within the context of economics, finance, management, marketing, ethics, technology and global issues.

Nazareth College’s academic strengths cross an unusually broad spectrum of 60 majors, including education, health and human services, management, the fine arts, music, theatre, math and science, foreign languages, and the liberal arts. The coeducational, religiously independent, classic campus in a charming suburb of Rochester, N.Y., challenges and supports 2,300 undergrads and 700 graduate students. Nazareth is recognized nationally for its Fulbright global student scholars and commitment to civic engagement. Rigorous programs, an uncommon arts and sciences core, experiential learning, career skills, and a global focus prepare graduates for not just one job, but for their life’s work.