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How many years of school do you have to have for Accounting?

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Alice’s Answer

If you are planning on taking the CPA exam to become a Certified Public Accountant you will need 150 hrs, which is basically a Mater's degree. If you don't want the CPA designation then 120 hrs for an accounting degree or Bachelors.
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Joe’s Answer

It depends on what you want to do with the degree. My only thought was the CPA route but knew I wanted to be an auditor for a big firm so knew it meant an accredited university plus knowing the requirements of my state to be licensed. Hope this helps.
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Nicole’s Answer

Hi Angie! I would say that you would at minimum need a Bachelor's Degree for a job in the accounting profession which would typically take you 4 years. If you wanted to go for your CPA, you could also do that within the 4 years or it may take 5+ years. I got my 150 credit hours to get my CPA within my 4 years at school but I did take some summer and winter courses to do that. I also had 2 minors which filled up my course load to get those extra credit hours, but I also had friends that took a bunch of classes unrelated to business to get their 150 credit hours. The amount of school really depends on what you would like to do but I would say that typically you need 4 years of school.
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Alicia’s Answer

Agree with the above answer. In some state, you could also achieve 150 hours with a double major - in Accounting & Finance or Accounting and Information Systems, for example. However, the Masters route is more common now and most schools have combined program where you can get you Masters in 5 years. That's what I did and I highly recommend!
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