What kind of job opportunities will I have once I have an accounting degree?

I went to school for both accounting and finance, and have my CPA. With an accounting degree you can work in either public or private accounting. If you want to work in public accounting, like PwC, you likely will need your CPA. However, if you want to work on the business side, where you would work directly for a company, you may not necessarily need your CPA, however it is usually preferred when looking for jobs. If you decided to go into public accounting there are several career paths you can follow. For example, you can go into tax, external audit, or advisory/consulting to name a few. If you were to go into private accounting, you could be a staff accountant that posts the journal entries for a company (among several other responsibilities), you could be in internal audit, or technical accounting that researches new accounting standards, just to name a few. I recommend looking into public vs private accounting to determine what route is best suited for you. Further, I recommend thinking about the courses you are taking and which classes are most interesting to you to help you determine what role is right for you. I also recommend searching linked in for accounting to see what you find. A quick search will help you see that there are several different paths you can take with an accounting degree. Best of luck in your search.

As someone who went from English, Biology, Theatre, then to Accounting as my major, I had the same question. Fortunately, there are many career opportunities for someone who has an Accounting degree. Accounting gives you a solid foundation across key areas in business and financial reporting that would prove relevant across many careers. Keep in mind that being a CPA doesn't mean that is your job. "CPA" is a certification that you can choose to pursue should you deem it helpful for your selected career path, but it doesn't require you to only be an accountant. I suggest you look into other career opportunities into which an Accounting degree would squarely fit, such as External/Financial Audit, Tax, and Internal Audit (what I went into).

I went into internal audit, which allowed me to leverage my accounting background and build my technical skills in risk management and internal control, as well as the soft skills that are required of a professional in client service, with a direct reporting line to an organization's audit committee. Internal Audit must understand and assess an organization's strategy and the risks (business/strategic, financial, operational, compliance/legal, etc.) that can deter it from meeting its strategy, and develop and execute an internal audit plan consisting of assurance and consulting projects with the objective of adding value to the organization.

Hopefully my perspective helps you widen your appreciation for what is available to you. I suggest you speak to your college's business school counselors/mentors/professors for additional guidance, and research service lines of various professional firms (e.g., https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services.html) to further expand this appreciation.