Marietta College

What you'll study

Students complete a sequence of accounting courses covering essential subjects. Core topics named by the program include:

• Financial Accounting
• Managerial Accounting
• Cost Accounting
• Taxation
• Auditing

Additionally, the curriculum is offered in four specified tracks: Professional Accounting & Auditing, Government & Non‑Profit, Tax Planning & Strategy, and Technology & Analytics, allowing focused study within the major.

Entry requirements

The published information indicates the major is completed in addition to Marietta College’s liberal arts core and requires completion of the accounting major coursework. The source does not list specific admission test scores or grade thresholds for entry into the major.

Career prospects

Marietta reports strong early outcomes for accounting graduates: since 2020, 100% of accounting graduates were employed or enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation; every student who applied to graduate school was accepted. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics median annual wage for accountants and auditors was cited as $79,880 (May 2023), and accounting occupations are noted as projected to grow 6% over the next decade. Alumni roles highlighted by the program include positions in public accounting firms, corporate finance and tax, government agencies, internal audit, and senior leadership (for example CFO and partner roles).

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

The Business & Economics department and college offer scholarships targeting accounting and related majors. Named awards referenced include the Jules Bourmorck and Julia Bourmorck Staats Memorial Scholarship, the Douglas C. Greene Scholarship, the Dean's Choice Scholarship (a full‑tuition waiver for a specific MBA program quarter), the Economics, Management, and Accounting Department Scholarship, and the Bert T. Glaze Scholarship. The Robert Evans Internship Endowment provides a $5,000 award to a qualifying rising junior or senior for an approved internship with a major for‑profit organization. The program also encourages internships and the Career Center assists students in locating opportunities.