Accounting, Economics and Finance Career Opportunities
When you graduate with a degree in accounting, economics or finance from Angelo State, you can expect to possess a variety of skills necessary to succeed. You will also be prepared to explore job opportunities in multiple areas.
Accounting
Marketable Skills
- Graduates will demonstrate the problem solving skills necessary to be a successful accountant.
- Graduates will demonstrate a strong attention to detail.
- Graduates will demonstrate oral and written communication skills in order to effectively communicate within and outside their organization.
- Graduates will demonstrate oral and written communication skills in order to effectively communicate within and outside their organization.
- Graduates will possess critical thinking skills in order to find effective solutions to problems.
- Graduates will possess general business knowledge in order to help their organization succeed.
Career Opportunities
- Budget Analyst
- Budget Consultant
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Chief Financial Officer
- Controller
- Forensic Accountant
- Governmental Accountant
- Auditing
- Management Accountant (industry)
- Special Agent, FBI
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Economics
Marketable Skills
- Application of economic models and data to analyze contemporary economic problems
- Collect, organize, and interpret economic data using descriptive statistics
- Understand the principles of statistical analysis and causal inference
- Expertise in the application of data science software to present and analyze data
- Ability to review and summarize technical literature and communicate it to others
Career Opportunities
- Actuary
- Budget Analyst
- Credit Analyst
- Data Scientist
- Economist
- Economic Consultant
- Economic Reporter
- Financial Analyst
- Lawyer
- Market Research Analyst
- Policy Analyst
- Pricing Analyst
- Securities Trader
Finance
Marketable Skills
- Graduates will demonstrate the problem solving skills necessary to succeed in the finance world.
- Graduates will possess critical thinking skills in order to effectively solve problems and think outside the box.
- Graduates will gain planning and organizational skills.
- Graduates will demonstrate oral and written communication skills in order to effectively communicate within and outside their organization.
- Graduates will possess general business knowledge to be successful within their organization.
Career Opportunities
- Bank administrator and manager
- Personal financial planner
- Portfolio manager
- Corporate financial officer
- Securities broker
- Loan officer