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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

Accounting study abroad programs

Accounting undergraduate programs

Bachelor's in accounting

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    Business: Accountancy - BBus Massey University, New Zealand

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    3 years
    Annual tuition fee
    18,774 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 30,400 NZD

    Start date
    July, November, February
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    Business and Management with Accounting and Finance - BSc (Hons) Edge Hill University, UK

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    3 years
    Annual tuition fee
    15,514 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 12,250 GBP

    Start date
    September
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    Accounting - BSc University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    35,343 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 35,343 USD

    Start date
    August, January
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    Accounting - BSBA Trine University, USA
    • Online

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    9,576 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 9,576 USD

    Start date
    March, May, January
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    Accounting - BComm University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    18,298 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 24,770 CAD

    Start date
    January, May, September
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Associate in accounting

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    Business and Accounting: Accounting Technician - AASc Big Bend Community College, USA

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    29,789 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 29,789 USD

    Start date
    September
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    Accounting - AASc Midwestern Career College, USA
    • Blended learning

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    20 months
    Annual tuition fee
    8,400 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 8,400 USD

    Start date
    May, August, January
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    Accounting - ASc Trine University, USA
    • Online

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    9,576 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 9,576 USD

    Start date
    March, May, January
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    Accounting - AB Seattle Central College, USA

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    9,687 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 9,687 USD

    Start date
    April, June, September, January
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    Accounting (for Transfer) - AASc Bellevue College, USA

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    10,573 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 10,573 USD

    Start date
    April, July, September, January
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Diploma in accounting

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    Accounting - Dip Vancouver Community College, Canada
    • Blended learning

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    14,270 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 19,318 CAD

    Start date
    May, September, January
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    Accounting & Payroll - OCDip Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    12,119 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 16,406 CAD

    Start date
    January, September
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    Accounting - Dip Langara College, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    14,137 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 19,138 CAD

    Start date
    May, September, January
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    Accounting - Dip College of the North Atlantic, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    7,009 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 9,488 CAD

    Start date
    May, September, January
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    Accounting - PBcDip Douglas College, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    14,394 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 19,485 CAD

    Start date
    September, January, May
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Certificate in accounting

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    Accounting - Cert Cuesta College, USA

    Program type
    Undergraduate certificate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    12,288 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 12,288 USD

    Start date
    August, January
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    Accounting - AA/Cert Merritt College, USA

    Program type
    Associate/Undergraduate certificate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    10,740 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 10,740 USD

    Start date
    August, January
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    Accounting - Cert Laney College, USA

    Program type
    Undergraduate certificate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    10,740 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 10,740 USD

    Start date
    August, January
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    Accounting - Cert College of Alameda, USA

    Program type
    Undergraduate certificate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    10,740 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 10,740 USD

    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
    14,900 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 20,171 CAD

    Start date
    September
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Pathway in accounting

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    Accelerated International Foundation Year: Business, Economics, Accounting and Finance - UGP Cardiff University, UK

    Program type
    Undergraduate pathway
    Duration
    6 months
    Annual tuition fee
    22,163 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 17,500 GBP

    Start date
    March
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    Business, Economics, Accounting & Real Estate, Foundation program - UGP University of Aberdeen, UK

    Program type
    Undergraduate pathway
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    20,959 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 16,550 GBP

    Start date
    September, November, January
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    Business, Economics, Accounting and Finance (International Foundation Year) - UGP Durham University, UK

    Program type
    Undergraduate pathway
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    30,395 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 24,000 GBP

    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
    23,429 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 18,500 GBP

    Start date
    September, November, January
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    International Year One: Accounting and Finance - UGP Kingston University London, UK

    Program type
    Undergraduate pathway
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    18,363 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 14,500 GBP

    Start date
    September, January
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Accounting graduate programs

Master's in accounting

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    Accounting - MAcc Queen's University, Canada

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    3 months
    Annual tuition fee
    11,203 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 15,166 CAD

    Start date
    September
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    Accounting - MAcc Carleton University, Canada

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    16 months
    Annual tuition fee
    23,666 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 32,037 CAD

    Start date
    September, May
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    Accounting - MSc Touro University, USA

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    22 months
    Annual tuition fee
    13,612 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 13,612 USD

    Start date
    June, September, January
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    Accounting - MSc Long Island University Brooklyn, USA

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    21,618 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 21,618 USD

    Start date
    September
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    Professional Accounting - MComm University of the South Pacific, Fiji

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    6,341 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 14,120 FJD

    Start date
    July, February
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Doctorate in accounting

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    Accounting - PhD University of Canterbury, New Zealand

    Program type
    Doctorate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    4,384 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 7,099 NZD

    Start date
    February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, January
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    Accounting and Finance - PhD London South Bank University, UK

    Program type
    Doctorate
    Duration
    3 years
    Annual tuition fee
    21,403 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 16,900 GBP

    Start date
    April, September, January
    Show program overview about Accounting and Finance
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    Oil and Gas Accounting and Finance (OGAF) - PhD Abertay University, UK

    Program type
    Doctorate
    Duration
    3 years
    Annual tuition fee
    19,946 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 15,750 GBP

    Start date
    June, October, February
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Diploma in accounting

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    Accounting - PGDip Selkirk College, Canada

    Program type
    Postgraduate diploma
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    10,393 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 14,070 CAD

    Start date
    May, September, January
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    Accounting Studies - GDip Douglas College, Canada

    Program type
    Postgraduate diploma
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    14,394 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 19,485 CAD

    Start date
    September, January, May
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    Accounting - PGDip Langara College, Canada

    Program type
    Postgraduate diploma
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    14,671 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 19,860 CAD

    Start date
    May, September, January
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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
    21,213 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 16,750 GBP

    Start date
    September
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    Accounting - PGDip Ulster University, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate diploma
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    20,060 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 15,840 GBP

    Start date
    September
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Certificate in accounting

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    Financial Services Compliance Administration - OCGCert Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Canada

    Program type
    Postgraduate certificate
    Duration
    8 months
    Annual tuition fee
    12,483 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 16,899 CAD

    Start date
    September
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    Accounting and Financial Decision Making - GradCert Northeastern University, USA

    Program type
    Postgraduate certificate
    Duration
    8 months
    Annual tuition fee
    21,060 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 21,060 USD

    Start date
    September, January
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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
    13,130 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 17,774 CAD

    Start date
    September, January
    Show program overview about Marketing Management – Financial Services (Postgraduate) (B406)
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    Professional Accounting - PGCert Central Queensland University, Australia

    Program type
    Postgraduate certificate
    Duration
    6 months
    Annual tuition fee
    9,242 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 13,920 AUD

    Start date
    March, July, November
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    Professional Accounting (Co-op) - PGCert Sheridan College, Canada

    Program type
    Postgraduate certificate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    15,525 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 21,016 CAD

    Start date
    September, January
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Pathway in accounting

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    Accounting and Financial Management, Pre-Masters - PGP Keele University, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate pathway
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    11,334 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 8,950 GBP

    Start date
    February
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    Business Economics Accounting and Finance (Pre-Masters) - PGP Durham University, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate pathway
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    32,294 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 25,500 GBP

    Start date
    September, November, January
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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.