BS in Accounting

Are you good with numbers and enjoy working with people? Knowledgeable and ethical accounting professionals lead in today’s competitive marketplace as valued critical thinkers and problem solvers. With your accounting knowledge, you provide essential services to individuals, small businesses, and organizations and influence company leaders and stockholders. Nebraska prepares you to understand and communicate a wide range of accounting concepts necessary for success in the profession. You gain hands-on experience through our one-of-a-kind internship program and opportunities to prepare tax returns for those in need.

The College of Business at the University of Nebraska Lincoln has advanced the future of business since its founding in 1919. Nebraska Business first opened as a school of commerce in 1913 to meet a growing need for sound business education to prepare people for their careers and leadership. In the years since then, a rich story of growth and innovation unfolded. Our legacy spans more than 37,000 degrees and a strong community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends. Above all, Nebraska Business's history is simply the story of its people achieving big things together.

This mission guides all of our efforts and permeates every aspect of our community. As leaders in scholarship, we drive discovery. We facilitate personal and professional growth for all of our stakeholders and cultivate innovative thinking. To create opportunities for our students and serve our community, we foster meaningful connections and experiences, valuing ideas and people's diversity. To empower individuals to lead the future of business, we ignite a passion for learning. We enable self-discovery through learning laboratories, and we equip our students with knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in a dynamic global marketplace. We live this mission within our guiding principles.