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.


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
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Accounting study abroad programs
Accounting undergraduate programs
Bachelor's in accounting
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Commerce: Accounting - BComm (Hons) Ontario Tech University, Canada
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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19,104 USD
Fee in university's local currency 24,330 CAD
- Start date
- September
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Accounting and Finance - BA (Hons) London South Bank University, UK
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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18,783 USD
Fee in university's local currency 13,780 GBP
- Start date
- January, September
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Accounting with International Accounting - BAS North Seattle College, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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9,687 USD
Fee in university's local currency 9,687 USD
- Start date
- September, January, April, June
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Accounting and Law - Dual BSc (Hons) Ulster University, UK
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 3 years
- Annual tuition fee
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19,737 USD
Fee in university's local currency 14,480 GBP
- Start date
- September
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Accountancy - BA (Hons) Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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16,146 USD
Fee in university's local currency 11,845 GBP
- Start date
- September
Associate in accounting
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Accounting - AA College of Alameda, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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7,950 USD
Fee in university's local currency 7,950 USD
- Start date
- January, August, June
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Accounting - ASc Laney College, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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7,950 USD
Fee in university's local currency 7,950 USD
- Start date
- August, January, June
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Accounting - AASc North Seattle College, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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9,687 USD
Fee in university's local currency 9,687 USD
- Start date
- September, January, April, June
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Accounting - AB Seattle Central College, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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9,687 USD
Fee in university's local currency 9,687 USD
- Start date
- January, April, June, September
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Accounting - AASc Southwestern Oregon Community College, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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10,791 USD
Fee in university's local currency 10,791 USD
- Start date
- September, January, March, June
Diploma in accounting
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Accounting Technician - Dip Thompson Rivers University, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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11,841 USD
Fee in university's local currency 15,080 CAD
- Start date
- September, January
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Accounting - PBcDip Douglas College, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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14,134 USD
Fee in university's local currency 18,000 CAD
- Start date
- January, May, September
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Post-Baccalaureate in Accounting - UGDip Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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10,092 USD
Fee in university's local currency 12,853 CAD
- Start date
- September, January, May
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Accounting - AdvDip RMIT University, Australia
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 6 months
- Annual tuition fee
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8,081 USD
Fee in university's local currency 10,500 AUD
- Start date
- February, July
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Business Administration: Accounting (Co-op) - AdvDip (with placement) Sheridan College, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 40 months
- Annual tuition fee
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14,229 USD
Fee in university's local currency 18,121 CAD
- Start date
- January, September
Certificate in accounting
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Bookkeeping - Cert Laney College, USA
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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7,950 USD
Fee in university's local currency 7,950 USD
- Start date
- August, January, June
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Computerized Accounting Technology - Cert North Seattle College, USA
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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9,687 USD
Fee in university's local currency 9,687 USD
- Start date
- September, January, April, June
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Accounting - Cert/Cert (Arts) St. Charles Community College, USA
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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5,520 USD
Fee in university's local currency 5,520 USD
- Start date
- January, August
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Applied Financial Services - Cert Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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13,545 USD
Fee in university's local currency 17,250 CAD
- Start date
- September
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Bookkeeping - Cert Centennial College, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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12,980 USD
Fee in university's local currency 16,531 CAD
- Start date
- January, July, September
Pathway in accounting
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Accounting and Finance (Foundation) - FD Leeds Beckett University, UK
- Program type
- Undergraduate pathway
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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14,858 USD
Fee in university's local currency 10,900 GBP
- Start date
- January, September
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Accountancy Pathway - UGP Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
- Program type
- Undergraduate pathway
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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16,146 USD
Fee in university's local currency 11,845 GBP
- Start date
- August
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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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23,445 USD
Fee in university's local currency 17,200 GBP
- Start date
- January, September
Accounting graduate programs
Master's in accounting
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General Management: Accounting and Commercial Law - MA Hanken School of Economics, Finland
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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15,161 USD
Fee in university's local currency 12,500 EUR
- Start date
- August
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International Accounting and Finance - MSc Bournemouth University, UK
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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20,105 USD
Fee in university's local currency 14,750 GBP
- Start date
- January, September
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International Accounting and Finance - MSc University of Stirling, UK
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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21,741 USD
Fee in university's local currency 15,950 GBP
- Start date
- September
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Professional Accounting - MPACCT Charles Sturt University, Melbourne, Australia
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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18,433 USD
Fee in university's local currency 23,952 AUD
- Start date
- March, July, November
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Accounting and Finance - MSc University of Hull, UK
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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21,264 USD
Fee in university's local currency 15,600 GBP
- Start date
- January, September
Doctorate in accounting
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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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18,783 USD
Fee in university's local currency 13,780 GBP
- Start date
- January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December
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Accounting and Financial Management - PhD University of Portsmouth, UK
- Program type
- Doctorate
- Duration
- 6 years
- Annual tuition fee
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10,564 USD
Fee in university's local currency 7,750 GBP
- Start date
- October, February
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Accountancy - PhD RMIT University, Australia
- Program type
- Doctorate
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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26,597 USD
Fee in university's local currency 34,560 AUD
- Start date
- February, July
Diploma in accounting
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Accounting – Business - OCDip Durham College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 28 months
- Annual tuition fee
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11,705 USD
Fee in university's local currency 14,907 CAD
- Start date
- September
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Accounting - GDip Douglas College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 18 months
- Annual tuition fee
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14,134 USD
Fee in university's local currency 18,000 CAD
- Start date
- January, May, September
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Accounting - PGDip Charles Sturt University, Melbourne, Australia
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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24,577 USD
Fee in university's local currency 31,936 AUD
- Start date
- March, July, November
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Accounting - PGDip Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, New Zealand
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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13,448 USD
Fee in university's local currency 18,900 NZD
- Start date
- February, July
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Business Administration - Accounting and Finance - PGDip North Island College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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11,613 USD
Fee in university's local currency 14,790 CAD
- Start date
- January, September
Certificate in accounting
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Strategic Management – Accounting - PGCert Centennial College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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12,980 USD
Fee in university's local currency 16,531 CAD
- Start date
- January, July, September
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Professional Financial Services - OCGCert Fanshawe College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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12,502 USD
Fee in university's local currency 15,922 CAD
- Start date
- September
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Professional Accounting - PGCert Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, New Zealand
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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13,448 USD
Fee in university's local currency 18,900 NZD
- Start date
- February, July
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Professional Accounting - PGCert Sheridan College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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16,502 USD
Fee in university's local currency 21,016 CAD
- Start date
- September, January
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Professional Accounting - PGCert University of Newcastle, Australia
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 6 months
- Annual tuition fee
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11,498 USD
Fee in university's local currency 14,940 AUD
- Start date
- February, July, September
Pathway in accounting
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Accounting & Finance Pre-Master's - PGP Kingston University, UK
- Program type
- Postgraduate pathway
- Duration
- 8 months
- Annual tuition fee
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12,949 USD
Fee in university's local currency 9,500 GBP
- Start date
- January, April
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Accounting and Finance, Pre-Masters - PGP University of Surrey, UK
- Program type
- Postgraduate pathway
- Duration
- 6 months
- Annual tuition fee
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15,675 USD
Fee in university's local currency 11,500 GBP
- Start date
- February, September
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Accounting and Financial Management, Pre-Masters - PGP Keele University, UK
- Program type
- Postgraduate pathway
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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12,200 USD
Fee in university's local currency 8,950 GBP
- Start date
- April
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Business Economics Accounting and Finance, Pre-Masters - PGP Durham University, UK
- Program type
- Postgraduate pathway
- Duration
- 3 months
- Annual tuition fee
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23,043 USD
Fee in university's local currency 16,905 GBP
- 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.
