I am a CPA as is my H and my S. All worked for Big 4. This is not the case. The Big 4 recruit on campus and, assuming you pass the initial interview, you indicate which office you are interested in and that office will do the follow-up recruiting. My H and S both interviewed out of a Midwest school and both had zero issue landing jobs in the NYC area.
BUT the OP has no interest in accounting so there is no reason to continue this discussion on this thread.