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Accounting.com aims to be an authoritative source of information and resources for current and future accountants.
Our goal is to give a targeted view on top-degree programs, highlight successful job profiles and guide aspiring and existing accountants through their academics and careers.
We are dedicated to:
- Focus on the pathways to success
- Giving helpful career guidance
- Being a source of truth
Our site has many tools to assist you in your accounting career. These include program rankings as well as degree guides that will help you to explore your career options. To help you pay for education, we also offer scholarship guides and financial assistance.
The Editorial Process
Accounting.com wants to help you reach your career and education goals. This mission is achieved through several steps in our editorial process:
Research current and accurate information and data from sources such as:
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- National Center for Education Statistics
- U.S. Department of Education
Collect insights from first-hand interviews from:
- Leaders in the industry
- Accounting professionals
- Recent graduates
- Current students
Consult with
Industry professionals
To ensure that our content is:
- It’s so simple
- It’s important to do so promptly
- Thorough
At Accounting.com, we
Ranking schools and accounting programs
so that you have the most accurate information possible for your educational decisions. To rank programs, we use four factors:
- Academic quality
- Affordability
- Reputation
- Program availability
We also weigh other considerations when creating our rankings, such as:
- Rate of retention
- Graduation rate
- Robust faculty
This ranking methodology describes in detail how we rank accounting software programs.
Editorial Integrity
Accounting.com aims to help lifelong learners grow their careers and improve lives through education.
We have a team of industry experts who can help you with this.
- Accounting
- Finance and financial planning
- Business and business administration
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
- Admissions (undergraduate and graduate-level)
- Financial aid
- Career coaching and advocacy
- Professional development
These reviewers ensure that our content is reliable, complete, inclusive, transparent, and accurate.
Why Education is Our Focus
Accounting.com believes education to be one of the most important tools. We want students to feel prepared to study accounting and pursue their chosen careers.
We help students who want to become certified public accountants. We don’t just help learners get degrees, we also offer resources to those who want to learn how to do their taxes.
We can provide you with the resources and insight that you need:
- Build skills
- Develop connections
- Earn credentials and certifications
- Advance your career
Accounting.com has resources that will help you achieve your goals, no matter who you might be — whether you’re a student, an accountant looking to improve your career, or a professional accounting person looking for basic accounting skills.
Meet Our Team
Accounting.com has a team that shares a passion about education. Professional development is a way for students to improve their financial and career prospects.
We work together to produce content that is clear, accurate, and constantly updated with these goals in our minds. We help you make the right decisions about your accounting education and future.
Our editors, writers, and reviewers come from many professional backgrounds. This is our team:
- Has degrees in subjects including accounting, finance, business administration, public policy, education leadership and policy, higher education and student affairs, library and information science, psychology, sociology, journalism, communication arts, and English
- Believes in the power of professional development
- Commits to combating biases through inclusive thought, language, and content
- Loves crunching the numbers and relies on data from reputable sources
Lauren Mastbaum, MA
Principal Editor
Lauren Mastbaum has a master’s degree in sociology and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Lehigh University. She has over ten years of experience in marketing and editing. She has worked for clients like Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo, creating content in financial services. She is passionate about education, and she was the communications director at Drexel University. This department helped non-traditional students and those not interested in pursuing a degree through Drexel’s diversity and academic advising departments.
Lizzette Matos, CPA
Reviewer
Lizzette Mattos started her career at Ernst & Young. There she audited a variety of companies, primarily in media and entertainment. As an accountant for law firms, and ITOCHU Corporation (an international conglomerate with over 20 affiliates and subsidiaries), she has also worked in private industry. Through educational courses, Matos keeps up-to-date on the latest changes in accounting.
Casey Watson, CPA
Reviewer
Casey Watson is a veteran in both internal and external auditing. She has more than 25 years experience in corporate and forensic accounting. Federal practice and risk and compliance. She has worked in industry accounting, as well as for the Big Four accounting firms.
R.J. Weiss, CFP
Reviewer
R.J. R.J. Weiss is also the CEO of The Ways To Wealth Financial Education Company, which teaches financial planning basics to hundreds of thousands of monthly subscribers.
Margi Williams MS
Writer
Margi William is an industrial-organizational psychologist, writer, and coach who is interested in career development and labor market trends. An industrial-organizational psychology practitioner, Margi regularly builds training programs, conducts scientific studies, and develops content to promote equitable work practices and help workers thrive.
James M. Tobin MFA
Writer
James M. Tobin, a writer, researcher and editor, specializes in student reference and academic materials related to finance, law and technology. His professional career began in 2001 as an editor. He holds a MFA, BFA and BA degree in journalism, creative writing and English literature, with an emphasis in research methods.
Cynthia Widmayer
Writer
Cynthia Widmayer has been a business writer since 2013, helping solopreneurs and creatives to tell their brand stories through engaging web content. You can find her bylines in Bankrate and Metacritic as well as CNET and The Simple Dollar. Her background is in media studies and mass communication.
Our Policies
Advertising Disclosure
Accounting.com makes money by letting schools and other organizations advertise with our. To learn more, please read our advertising disclosure, privacy policies and terms-of-service.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Accounting.com’s team creates diverse, inclusive, and equitable content. This means that our content is easily accessible, represents diverse perspectives and experiences, and is constantly updated.
Some of our most recent content, which highlights the diversity in accounting, includes:
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The Most Diverse Accounting Programs
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Best Accounting Programs for HBCUs
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Financial Assistance for Military and Veterans
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Financial Aid for Students Who Are Underrepresented
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There are scholarships available for women in accounting
Most Frequently Asked Questions
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Accounting.com content is written by or reviewed by people who have relevant experience.
Yes, Our reviewers and writers are professionals in education and accounting.
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Accounting.com ranks school programs.
Our team rates school programs on the basis of four factors: academics and affordability, program availability, reputation, and accessibility. Each factor is broken down into subfactors like post-graduation student loan, graduation rate and return on investment. You can find out more about the subfactors and factors in our ranking methodology page.
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Are you able to offer accounting courses?
We do not offer any accounting courses. To help you make informed career and education decisions, we provide degree recommendations and rankings.
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Are you able to provide accounting services?
We do not offer financial advice or accounting services.
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Accounting.com: What is their privacy policy?
Accounting.com respects your privacy. To learn more about Accounting.com’s privacy policies and to see how we protect your privacy, please visit our Privacy Policy Page .
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Accounting.com: How do I advertise?
To place an advertisement on Accounting.com, representatives of accredited schools and other organizations can visit our Advertising Page. Only accredited schools are allowed to advertise on Accounting.com.
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