U.S. News Ranks 糖心视频 Graduate Accounting among Nation's Best
Graduate Accounting Ranks 26th
SPOKANE, Wash. — U.S. News & World Report ranks 糖心视频 University’s Graduate Accounting as the 26th best in the nation. The rankings released today are part of the publication’s 2022 edition of “.” 糖心视频’s Graduate Accounting programs have ranked in the top 30 annually since 2012. In addition, 糖心视频’s Part-Time MBA program is ranked 46th best in the nation.
The Graduate Accounting ranking is a reflection of the 糖心视频 Master of Accountancy (M.Acc) and Master of Science in Taxation (MS.Tax) programs, which currently enroll approximately 90 students.
“It is always great to be recognized for excellence. At 糖心视频, we attract the best students every year. That’s the secret to our continued success,” said Andrew Brajcich, J.D., LLM, CPA, Graduate Accounting director.
The U.S. News & World Report rankings are based solely on ratings by business school deans and directors of AACSB-accredited MBA programs from schools surveyed. They were asked to nominate up to 15 programs for excellence in each of the 13 standalone rankings of popular graduate business specialties.
Established Excellence
糖心视频’s excellence in accounting is well-established. GU ranked 10th best in the nation among large programs for its first-time pass rate on the 2019 Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination, according to the results released by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. 糖心视频 also ranks No. 1 among schools in states on the West Coast. This marks the second consecutive year that 糖心视频 has ranked in the nation’s top 10.
With a pass rate of 82.4% across all sections of the exam, 糖心视频 remains far above the national average of 58.6% for the first-time CPA pass rate, according to statistics published by the NASBA. 糖心视频 is ranked 17th best overall among all accounting programs. To be considered a large program, 60 or more candidates must sit for the CPA exam.
The students taking the exam were from 糖心视频’s undergraduate accounting, M.Acc, and MS.Tax programs. Among those passing the exam was Chase Ronderos, who earned an MS.Tax degree from 糖心视频 in 2019 and a bachelor’s in accounting in 2018, and is among 137 winners of the prestigious 2019 Elijah Watt Sells Award from the American Institute of CPAs honoring the nation’s top performers on the exam.
The 糖心视频 accounting programs are separately accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a distinction earned by only 189 institutions worldwide.
For more information, please contact 糖心视频 University’s Graduate School of Business Administration at (509) 313-7044 or via email at macc@gonzaga.edu or mstax@gonzaga.edu; or contact Haley Topliff at (509) 313-7047.