Bucknell University Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting & Financial Management (Accounting): 2027 Review

Score

62.9 of 100

Cost (20%)

0.0 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

10.0 of 10

Completion (15%)

9.9 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

0.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

8.2 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

9.8 of 10

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.

Bucknell builds its accounting major on eight required courses, from Intermediate Financial Accounting to Auditing & Assurance. Select juniors and seniors can also help run a Student Managed Investment Fund, and it's real University money.

Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, offers this Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting & Financial Management through its Freeman College of Management. You'll attend classes on campus. Faculty mentors bring you industry experience and a liberal arts view.

• Future public accountants: the school says most majors begin in the Big 4 and middle-market accounting firms.
• Tax-minded students: you can follow the individual income tax course with a corporate, partnership, gift and estate tax course.
• Data-curious students: Accounting Information and Analytics teaches you to pull records from databases and analyze them.
• Students still choosing a major: you pick it with an adviser by the spring of sophomore year.
• Students planning to take the certified public accountant (CPA) exam in another state: semester hours can be earned flexibly to match that state's rules.

Intermediate Financial Accounting I and II (ACFM 321 and 322) cover income and asset valuation, then investments, debt, leases, pensions and cash flows. Auditing & Assurance (ACFM 327) teaches professional and ethical standards and the audit process. Accounting Information and Analytics (ACFM 329) shows how accounting data sits in databases and how to process it.

Managerial Accounting and Quantitative Decision Making (ACFM 330) applies forecasting and data visualization to internal company data. Business Law (ACFM 201) covers contracts and the Uniform Commercial Code. You finish with a culminating experience: Advanced Financial Accounting, Auditing & Assurance, or the Accounting Seminar. The Dominguez Center for Data Science, launched in 2024, adds hands-on data work.

You take eight required accounting courses, and the sample four-year plan lists 16.5 course credits. You choose the major with your adviser by the start of spring semester sophomore year. The catalog says it's flexible enough to meet many states' CPA education rules. The dean says accounting majors can launch careers without first completing graduate school.

Bucknell charges about $2,248 per credit, based on the annual out-of-state tuition the school reports.

You'll attend classes in person on the Lewisburg campus. The dean cites a 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio and says faculty know you by name. Most majors land internships with top accounting firms, often leading to job offers before senior year. The Center for Career Advancement coaches resumes and mock interviews.

The Freeman College of Management holds AACSB accreditation. The catalog recommends three electives for CPA exam material: Business Law II, Advanced Financial Accounting and the corporate and estate tax course. The school says its accounting majors regularly exceed national averages for passing the CPA exam on the first attempt.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

An accounting student said in a Bucknell student story that the college prepares you well for the CPA exam. The same student called a Big Four internship an early taste of real accounting work. A Class of 2025 graduate said the career fair led to a tax internship, and that Bucknell laid a strong foundation for tax accounting.

Poets&Quants for Undergrads reported in 2026 that Freeman posted a 91% internship rate, with top recent employers including EY, Deloitte, RSM and KPMG. The same profile says alumni praise close faculty support and hands-on projects with real organizations. A Burning Glass Institute ranking reported in the Wall Street Journal in 2023 placed Bucknell 18th among private colleges for accounting salaries.

• Which of the three culminating options, Advanced Financial Accounting, Auditing or the Accounting Seminar, fits my CPA plan?
• How do juniors apply to the Student Managed Investment Fund?
• Which semester-hour plan matches the CPA rules in the state where I want to be licensed?
• Which firms recruit accounting majors at the career fair?

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