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Accounting degrees abroad
Accounting and accountancy is one of the most important subjects in modern international business. Skilled accountants are at the heart of every successful business, so it’s no surprise that accounting is considered one of the secure and most rewarding careers you can pursue.
The study of accounting is all about the movement of money in and out of a business. It covers the measurement, processing and analysis of financial transactions, and how to display and present that information. It’s an ideal choice if you are highly organized, analytical and have a passion for numbers.
Choosing to study accounting abroad gives you a great opportunity to study at universities and accounting schools from all over the world. It means you’ll have a larger choice of programs, and you’ll be able to learn while experiencing a whole new culture and way of life.
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Accounting program structure
The program content, curriculum and structure of accounting degrees can differ depending on the university you’re attending. Some programs include elements of finance, or combine the two subjects in a joint degree.
At undergraduate level you can study a BA or BSc - there is little difference between the two, but BSc degrees may have more focus on practical elements. In the US you can study for a Bachelor of Accounting, which you may need in order to work as an accountant.
Undergraduate degrees last between three and four years, depending on the country and whether the course includes an additional year abroad. Master’s degrees are also available, and will usually last between one and two years, and a PhD in accounting will take up to five years to complete.
There are topics and modules you can expect to study on any accounting program, including:
- Financial reporting
- Management accounting
- Auditing theory and practice
- Accounting information systems
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
- Business law
- Principles of taxation
Types of accounting degrees
Best countries to study accounting
Accounting study abroad programs
Accounting undergraduate programs
Bachelor's in accounting
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Accounting - BComm Carleton University, Canada
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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37,694 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
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Business Administration: Accounting - BBA Bishop's University, Canada
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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27,006 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- January, September
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Accounting - BComm University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 3 years
- Annual tuition fee
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36,826 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- January, May, July, September
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Accounting - BSc American University, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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55,724 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- January, September
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Accounting - BComm University of Calgary, Canada
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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27,898 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
Associate in accounting
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Accounting and Business Technology - AASc Elyon College, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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13,920 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- August, January
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Accounting - AASc Midwestern Career College, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 20 months
- Annual tuition fee
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8,400 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- August, January, May
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Accounting - AA/Cert Merritt College, USA
- Program type
- Associate/Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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10,740 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- August, January
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Accounting - ASc Indiana Wesleyan University, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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31,168 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, January, May
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Accounting - AASc Elgin Community College, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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9,655 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- August, January, June
Diploma in accounting
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Accounting - OCDip Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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16,406 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- January, May
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Accounting - Dip Langara College, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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19,138 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, January, May
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Accounting - Dip College of the North Atlantic, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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9,488 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, January, May
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Accounting - Dip Vancouver Community College, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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19,318 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, January, May
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Accounting and Finance - Dip Online Business School, UK
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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2,600 GBP
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- July, August, September, October, November, December, February, March, April, May, June
Certificate in accounting
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Accounting - AA/Cert Merritt College, USA
- Program type
- Associate/Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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10,740 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- August, January
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Accounting - Cert Berkeley City College, USA
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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10,740 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- August, January
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Accounting - Cert Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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20,171 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
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Accounting - Cert College of Alameda, USA
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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10,740 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- August, January
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Accounting - Cert Santiago Canyon College, USA
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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10,992 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- August, February, June
Pathway in accounting
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Business, Economics, Accounting and Finance (Accelerated International Foundation Year leading to Economics with a Professional Placement Year BSc - Econ) - UGP Cardiff University, UK
- Program type
- Undergraduate pathway
- Duration
- 6 months
- Annual tuition fee
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17,500 GBP
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- March
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Business, Economics, Accounting and Real Estate (Foundation leading to Finance and Real Estate MA) - UGP University of Aberdeen, UK
- Program type
- Undergraduate pathway
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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16,550 GBP
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, November, January
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Business, Economics, Accounting and Finance - UGP Durham University, UK
- Program type
- Undergraduate pathway
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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24,900 GBP
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, November, January
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Finance and Accounting, International Year One - UGP University of Sussex, UK
- Program type
- Undergraduate pathway
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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19,750 GBP
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, November, January
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International Business, Economics, Accounting and Finance (International Foundation Year leading to Accounting and Finance BSc - Hons) - UGP Kingston University London, UK
- Program type
- Undergraduate pathway
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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14,500 GBP
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, January
Accounting graduate programs
Master's in accounting
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Accounting - MSc American University, USA
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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34,596 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- January, September
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Accounting - MAcc Carleton University, Canada
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 16 months
- Annual tuition fee
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32,037 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
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Accounting - MBus Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 18 months
- Annual tuition fee
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33,330 NZD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- February, July
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Accounting - MAcc Florida Atlantic University, USA
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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19,792 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- January, May, August
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Accounting - MSc Touro University, USA
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 22 months
- Annual tuition fee
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13,612 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, January, June
Doctorate in accounting
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Accounting - PhD University of Canterbury, New Zealand
- Program type
- Doctorate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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7,099 NZD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- July, August, September, October, November, January, February, March, April, May, June
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Accounting and Finance - PhD London South Bank University, UK
- Program type
- Doctorate
- Duration
- 3 years
- Annual tuition fee
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16,900 GBP
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, January, April
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Accounting and Finance (OGAF) - PhD Abertay University, UK
- Program type
- Doctorate
- Duration
- 3 years
- Annual tuition fee
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13,750 GBP
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- October, February, June
Diploma in accounting
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Accounting - PGDip Selkirk College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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14,070 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, January, May
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Accounting - PGDip Langara College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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19,860 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, January, May
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Accounting - PGDip Ulster University, UK
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 9 months
- Annual tuition fee
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17,090 GBP
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
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Accounting and Finance - MSc/PGDip University of the West of England - UWE Bristol, UK
- Program type
- Master's/Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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16,750 GBP
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
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Business Administration: Accounting - PGDip North Island College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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14,565 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- January, September
Certificate in accounting
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Accounting: Professional Practice - PGCert Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 18 months
- Annual tuition fee
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27,087 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, January
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Accounting and Financial Decision Making - GradCert Northeastern University, USA
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 8 months
- Annual tuition fee
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21,060 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- January, September
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Business Administration: Accounting - GradCert University of the West, USA
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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12,546 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- August, January, June
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Marketing Management: Financial Services - OCGCert (with placement) George Brown College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 18 months
- Annual tuition fee
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17,774 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- January, September
Future accounting careers
Accounting is sometimes regarded as a vocational degree, with most graduates looking to become chartered accountants. However, there are several careers that are ideal for those with an accounting degree, including:
- Accountant
- Management accountant
- Auditor
- Tax adviser
- Actuary
- Insurance broker
- Stockbroker
If you choose to become a chartered accountant you will need to make sure the program you choose is accredited by the relevant authority. You can choose to work as an accountant in practice, where you’ll work for several different clients, or in-house as an accountant for a business.