If I obtain a BA in Accounting, with a minor in Business Administration, is this a good path to follow?

Answer 1

If you are interesting in Accounting and you are interesting to move up the corporate ladder that is a great path to follow. However I would point out that you are going to need later on a MBA.

Good Luck!!!

Answer 2

I would also add to the answers that you have to have the passion for accounting. Being a bean counter can be tedious and repetitive work. The business administration part of your course should help you understand the other parts of running a business that you might otherwise be ignorant to. Why don't you consider a double major? That's only a couple of credit difference, especially if you plan your course work very well, and have an excellent adviser.
The poster who suggests accounting jobs are growing on trees just waiting to be plucked, I have an accounting degree and couldn't get a job paying over $30k (unacceptable) so now am in grad and will graduate next year, take the CPA and maybe I will have better luck. Or maybe I should just move to a different city.

Answer 3

That is an excellent path - jobs in accounting are begging for takers these days and are paying wonderfully-high salaries, and the additional business background will serve you well as you move up in the organization. In most states, you need 150 hours of coursework for the CPA, which means that you need 30 hours, in most cases in anything you want, to qualify. You may think about doing that as an MBA in a 3/2 program (3 years undergrad, 2 years MBA); that way you would graduate not just with a BA and a minor, but with a BA and an MBA in 5 years. You may want to check with the MBA offices of schools you are interested in at the same time you look at undergraduate admissions to see if they can accommodate something like this.

Answer 4

I think this is a good path to follow- you just have to have a passion for it. Alot of people question whether or not their "desired degree" will be beneficial... but you have to realize that if the major doesn't interest you, then theres a good chance you might not do as well. But I think you'll do great if you put your mind to it! My sister has an Associate in Accounting and Bachelors in Business Administration... and she said "THE WORK CAN GET COMPLICATED". But as long as you focus, nothing can stop you!

Answer 5

As long as you like (and are good at) managing details.... if details don't interest you, accounting will kill you.

There are undergraduate BA programs where your major is in BA but your 'emphasis' is in accounting, by the way. This allows you to take a broader set of coursework (in finance etc.). An example is the undergraduate program at Haas in Berkeley.