CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Accountancy BBA: 2027 Review

Score

68.5 of 100, rank 19 of 100

Cost (20%)

6.1 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

7.7 of 10

Completion (15%)

7.3 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

0.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

10.0 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

9.9 of 10

Credits

124

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.

Baruch's accountancy major offers an Accounting Analytics track that pairs accounting with programming and data visualization, plus a paid co-op of four to six months. A five-year path that pairs the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with an MS then carries you toward the New York certified public accountant (CPA) education rules.

The Accountancy BBA is taught in the Zicklin School of Business at CUNY Baruch College in New York City. It's a bachelor's degree earned on campus. You choose between the Accountancy track and the Accounting Analytics track.

• Future New York CPAs: the BBA/MS Path to CPA runs five years, and business law courses LAW 1101 and LAW 3102 together meet the state's business law requirement.
• Students who like data: the Analytics track adds programming for analytics, data visualization and business analytics courses.
• Hands-on learners: the Analytics co-op is full-time work in a job related to your degree.
• Future auditors: ACC 4361 Internal Auditing and CIS 4350 Information Technology Audit are electives.
• Transfer students: you can bring credit in, then take your upper-level accounting at Baruch.

The core begins with ACC 3000 Financial Accounting I, which covers receivables, investments, inventory and equipment. ACC 3100 Financial Accounting II builds the balance sheet and income statement under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). ACC 3200 Cost Accounting covers how cost data guides decisions. ACC 3202 Accounting Information Systems covers design and control of manual and computerized systems.

TAX 3300 Federal Income Taxation covers tax rules for individual taxpayers. ACC 4100 Financial Accounting III handles business combinations, consolidated statements and governmental accounting. ACC 5400 Principles of Auditing introduces the audit of financial statements. Analytics students add CIS 2300 Programming and Computational Thinking, CIS 3120 Programming for Analytics and CIS 4170 Data Visualization.

In ACC 5100, you take a supervised accounting internship.

The BBA/MS Path to CPA is a five-year route. You'll earn the bachelor's, then finish the master's with waivers for LAW 1101 and LAW 3102 when you earn a B- or better. You may take no more than two of Financial Accounting I, Financial Accounting II, Cost Accounting and Accounting Information Systems in one semester.

TAX 3300 sits outside that limit. Transfer students take at least 8 credits of 3000-level accounting at Baruch. The Analytics co-op spans two semesters: a 1-credit professional development course, then a full-time placement.

You'll pay about $620 per credit, Baruch reports.

You attend classes in person at Baruch in New York City. The Analytics co-op moves you into a full-time job for four to six months, at 35 to 40 hours a week.

Zicklin holds dual AACSB accreditation, in both accounting and business. The major prepares you for the CPA exam. The state-specific law courses and the BBA/MS path are built around New York's licensure education rules.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

A 2024 graduate on EduOpinions says lecturers bring field experience and teach practically. Another says some professors make time to guide students. Students reviewing the Zicklin business school for The Princeton Review call it the best value in the greatest city.

They say it consistently ranks as a top school for Wall Street firms. They add that the teachers are excellent and the tough curriculum prepares you well. The 2024 report from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) was published in August 2025.

It counted 502 first-time CPA Exam candidates from Baruch, among the most of any university.

• How do I apply to the Accounting Analytics track, and what goes into the video personal statement?
• When should I start the BBA/MS Path to CPA?
• Which co-op employers hired Analytics students recently?
• How many of my transfer credits count toward the 3000-level requirement?
• Which electives best prepare me for internal audit?

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