<p>For someone who lives in NY but wishes to live in Boston, the easiest plan is to attend college there! While a lot of the colleges seem…a little bit above my range…would around 80k be acceptable for debt for someone wishing to become a licensed CPA but not automatically considering grad school?</p>
<p>Personally, I think that is a lot of debt for a young person to manage. And there is no need to go to school in Boston if you want to settle there. Most large accounting firms will let you interview at any office you like (within reason - it may be hard to convince a firm to fly you out to the Hawaii office if you not from that state). When you think about the debt, you also have to take into account that to get a CPA or to be hired into most CPA firms you need 150 credit hours. Some people with a lot of APs can get the required credits in 4 years, but many accounting students now need 5 years of college - many go on to get a one year masters degree.</p>
<p>Bump? .</p>