Careers

The numbers don’t lie: accounting professionals are in demand. Accounting is one of the top 10 “most profitable” college majors due to its numerous job opportunities and high starting salaries, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that the number of accounting jobs will increase by 10 percent (faster than average) between 2016-2026.

Hundreds of employers come to Kelley every year to interview and hire skilled, ethical, work-ready professionals. Learn more about the salary statistics and employment outcomes for Kelley accounting students.

Entry-level fields for our graduates include:

• Auditing
• Consulting
• Corporate Accounting
• Investment Banking
• Management Consulting
• Public Accounting
• Taxation

Our curriculum also provides an excellent background for graduate work in business, public administration, and law.

Kelley accounting graduates are hired by top organizations all over the country and world, often following strong performances as interns. Employers that have recruited our graduates in recent years include:

• AbbVie
• Bain & Company
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Barclays
• Cintas Corporation
• Deloitte
• Ford Motor Company
• General Electric - GE
• Goldman Sachs
• Grainger, Inc.
• Grant Thornton LLP
• Huron Consulting Group
• Intel Corporation
• JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• KPMG LLP
• Lazard
• Procter & Gamble
• Protiviti Inc.
• PSA Airlines
• PwC
• Quicken Loans
• The Coca-Cola Company
• UBS Investment Bank
• William Blair
• Zimmer Biomet

• Alumni Career Resources
• Kelley Accounting Career Statistics
• Kelley Undergraduate Career Services