Study on supply of accounting graduates, demand for recruits for 2002-2003 released.

Whether you are involved in planning for university accounting programs or working in human resources for accounting firms, you will be interested in the 2004 edition of The Supply of Accounting Graduates aim the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits. The report provides detailed information regarding the number of Bachelor's. Master's and Ph.D.s awarded in 2003 as well as the hiring of recent college graduates by public accounting firms that year.

Here are some highlights of the report, which is available online (see URL below). More than 37,000 students were awarded Bachelor's degrees in accounting and close to 13,000 were awarded Master's degrees. These numbers translate into a 6% increase in Bachelor degree recipients and a 30% rise in Master's degrees, versus the 2001-2002 academic year. Moreover, approximately one-fourth of 2002-2003 Bachelor's degree recipients took positions with public accounting firms and about one-fifth began their careers in business and industry (similar to the placement of 2001 2002 degree recipients).

Accounting enrollments in Bachelor's programs increased by 6% over 2001-2002, Master's in accounting programs increased by 40%, MBA in accounting programs increased by...