Accounting Major and Minor

When you study accounting in Loyola’s Sellinger School of Business and Management, you’ll gain access to real-world experiences that will make you more than ready for a wide range of career opportunities. From for-profit businesses and public accounting firms to government and nonprofit organizations, there’s no limit to where you can apply your skills. In addition to mastering the functional areas of accounting, our AACSB-accredited program emphasizes critical thinking, research, and communication skills, as well as ethics and professional responsibility.

Go beyond the classroom through internships at top firms, meet with business professionals, attend guest lectures, and network with industry leaders. Once you graduate, you’ll retain access to Loyola’s extensive alumni network, providing you with connections to help you land a job or take advantage of the next opportunity.

A minor in accounting is available for students in all majors. Coursework covers financial accounting, taxation, and cost accounting, while also allowing students to tailor their experience to their career goals through the entrepreneur or CPA tracks.

Why should you study accounting at Loyola?

Immersive Experiences Dive into Loyola’s accredited accounting program with a challenging curriculum that translates to success. Intern with the top local and international accounting firms. Join honor societies, student organizations, and clubs; attend guest lectures; and network with industry leaders and successful Loyola alumni.

Door-Opening Connections Build connections with prominent business professionals and meet Sellinger alumni in the field. The placement rate for Greyhounds after graduation is 97%—including at all Big Four accounting firms—in cities such as Baltimore, New York, and Boston, which means employers recognize what it means to be Loyola Ready.

Track Record of Excellence Loyola’s accounting program was the first in Maryland to receive separate accreditation from AACSB International. As one of only 169 schools in the nation to hold this distinction, we are proud to offer a challenging curriculum, coupled with dedicated career services and opportunities beyond the classroom.

What you’ll learn

From mastering the tools of the trade to developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills, graduates of Loyola’s accounting program will:

• Become storytellers, going beyond recording financial information and learning to interpret it for others
• Know the rules, learning how major, public corporations issue their financial statements
• Learn to think critically, weaving smaller elements into a bigger, compelling picture
• Become ethical leaders, understanding how to prevent and detect fraud while fostering an environment of responsible behavior

Loyola accounting career paths

Sellinger graduates are more than ready to be effective, ethical leaders in a variety of accounting roles.

Recent graduate job placements The "Big Four" Accounting Firms (Deloitte, Ernst & Young, PwC, KPMG) RSM BDO Ellin & Tucker JP Morgan Chase & Co. The Maryland Office of Legislative Audits T. Rowe Price	Recent graduate job titles Auditor Investment Analyst Tax Associate Cost Accountant Financial Reporting Accountant
As an accounting student at Loyola, you’ll have the option to begin pursuing Loyola’s Master of Accounting during or immediately following your senior year, making it possible to graduate with a master’s degree and several sections of the CPA exam passed within five years.

Popular courses

Explore our course catalogue for a full listing of courses, descriptions, suggested course sequences, and more.

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Faculty experts

Our accounting courses are taught by experts with the highest level of qualifications. Loyola faculty are teacher-scholars who are attentive to students’ ambitions and needs and who have a deep personal interest in each student’s academic success. In addition, our executives in residence bring significant industry knowledge and experience to their teaching and student advising and mentorship.

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Accounting department

Dr. JP Krahel, Ph.D., CPA
Department Chair, Accounting
Associate Professor of Accounting
Sellinger Hall 317
410-617-5416
jkrahel@loyola.edu

Alexander Hosseini
Program Assistant
Sellinger Hall 318
410-617-2818
abhosseini@loyola.edu

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Academic Programs

• Graduate Programs
• Undergraduate Programs
• Executive Education
• Departments

Business Majors and Minors

• Accounting Major
• Business Economics Major and Minor
• Data Science Minor
• Finance Major
• General Business Minor
• Information Systems and Data Analytics Major and Minor
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship Minor
• International Business Major and Minor
• Leadership and Management Consulting
• Marketing Major and Minor
• Sustainability Management Major

Beyond the Classroom

• Career Services
• Experiential Learning
  • Study Abroad
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• Sellinger Scholars
• Student Associations

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