is accounting considered a "strong" major?

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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:07:51 +0000

Accounting at most colleges is a relatively hard degree to get . When you receive that degree you will know that you earned it .What I felt was that when you get out into the business world you will really not be respected for what you have earned. In theory you are a “professional” like a doctor or a lawyer(I earned a CPA). However, you are not treated like a lawyer and definately not like a doctor.For the most part you are not paid like them either.(unless you make partner in a top tier firm). The key here is also WHY DO THEY ALWAYS NEED ACCOUNTANTS? Things are not always expanding that much. What I saw was that they always need accountants because the turnover was so high! Many people left the “profession” after putting in all that time because on a day to day basis it was JUST NOT PALATABLE(boring,screaming bosses,long hours,etc)