Binghamton University Bachelor of Science in Accounting: 2027 Review

Score

63.2 of 100

Cost (20%)

3.0 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

10.0 of 10

Completion (15%)

5.7 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

0.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

9.6 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

9.1 of 10

Credits

126

Format

On Campus

Accreditation

AACSB (confirmed on the official list)

See exactly how we score on the methodology page. We checked the school's figures on October 8, 2026.

Binghamton's accounting majors sit inside a School of Management that supplies more new hires to PwC and EY in New York City than any other school. A combined BS and MS route gets you the 150 credit hours for certified public accountant (CPA) licensure in one more year.

The Bachelor of Science in Accounting is taught in person at Binghamton University in Vestal, New York. It belongs to the School of Management, which has held AACSB accreditation since 1976. You'll attend classes on campus.

• Students aiming at the Big Four: PwC, EY, KPMG and Deloitte all recruit from the School of Management.
• Future CPAs who want the 150 hours built in: the combined BS and MS in Accounting is a New York licensure qualifying program.
• Students who like clubs and practice: the Accounting Association and a student-run trading room give you hands-on work.
• Students who want a mentor: the PwC Scholars, EY Student Leaders and Dean's Mentoring programs pair you with professionals.

You start with Financial Accounting (ACCT 211) and Business Law (BLS 111). Then you move to Cost Accounting (ACCT 305) and Intermediate Accounting I and II (ACCT 311, 312). Taxation comes as Survey of Taxation (ACCT 475) or Entity Taxation (ACCT 476).

If you continue into the MS, you take Auditing and Managerial Accounting Theory, Accounting Information Systems and a Forensic Accounting course on audit analytics. A capstone on contemporary issues in accounting closes the master's. You'll use software such as Visio, SAP, Alteryx, Tableau and Mathematica.

Case competitions and project courses give you real-world data to work with.

The BS requires 126 credits, and the combined path gets you a bachelor's and a master's in 5 years. You can also add the MS in Accounting or an MBA in one extra year. The MS runs 16 credits in the fall and 14 in the spring, and it supplies the 150 hours New York asks for. New York's pathway calls for 33 semester hours in accounting content areas.

You'll pay about $1,123 per credit, the school reports.

You attend class on the Binghamton campus. Career Services runs counseling, workshops, mock interviews and resume critiques. Weekly non-credit CPA preparation workshops are open to accounting students. You'll find many students take internships during winter and summer breaks.

The School of Management is AACSB accredited and holds the separate AACSB accounting accreditation, which fewer than 25% of AACSB schools have. The combined BS and MS in Accounting is a New York State licensure qualifying registered program. The weekly CPA workshops help you prepare for exam sections while you finish the master's.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

Students on Reddit describe Binghamton as a target school for all of the Big Four, with honors programs at PwC and EY. One student who transferred in says career services helped land a Big Four internship with no prior connections. A 2019 graduate wrote that Binghamton was the cheapest option and that everyone they knew in accounting had jobs lined up before graduating.

Alumni quoted by Poets&Quants for Undergrads praise the school-sponsored for-credit internship, the student investment fund and the PwC Scholars trip to Iceland and Ireland. The school reports that 98% of the Class of 2025 business graduates completed at least one business internship.

• When should I apply to the combined BS and MS in Accounting?
• How are students picked for the PwC Scholars and EY Student Leaders programs?
• Which ACCT courses count toward New York's 33 accounting hours?
• How do I join the student-run trading room?

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