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Accounting and Data Analytics at St. Mary’s

In today’s dynamic global economy, organizations are faced with pressure to reduce costs, develop sustainable business processes, make ethical and fact-based decisions, and develop innovative products and services. Students in the Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Data Analytics program at St. Mary’s University develop both the personal and technical skills to succeed in this ever-changing environment. Our curriculum emphasizes a holistic approach to education to ensure students develop strong skills in communication and in ethical and critical reasoning, as well as acquire knowledge in key technical areas.

Graduates with a combination of knowledge and skills in accounting, data analytics and information security are among those demanded most in today’s job market and those predicted to be in demand in the future.

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Institute of Management Accountants Endorsement

The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Higher Education Endorsement Program identifies business curricula that meet the quality educational standards required to enable students to earn the CMA® (Certified Management Accountant) designation. IMA’s globally-recognized CMA program is a relevant assessment of advanced accounting and financial management knowledge in areas such as financial planning, analysis, control and decision support — each of which is increasingly critical in meeting the changing needs of business and, therefore, essential learning for students of accounting and finance.

IMA Institute of Management Accountants Endorsement official seal awarded to St. Mary's University

To qualify for endorsement by IMA, schools must meet the following criteria:

  1. The program must substantially cover the CMA exam content;
  2. The program must have adequate faculty resources to deliver this content;
  3. The program must be accredited by a recognized accreditation organization and
  4. A faculty member must be designated as an IMA Campus Advocate.

Program of Study

Students complete the curriculum for the basic 120-credit-hour Accounting major and complete an additional 30 undergraduate credit hours in Accounting, Data Analytics, Information Systems and electives, which can include accounting internships.

The additional coursework will help students acquire numerous job skills that are highly valued by public accounting firms, corporate accounting and finance departments and governmental agencies. It also shortens the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensing experience requirement from two years to one year.

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This degree path has the additional advantage of allowing students to maintain their undergraduate financial aid. However, financial aid may be reduced for students who graduate with 120 or more credit hours but continue to take undergraduate courses or who elect to satisfy CPA and other examination requirements by enrolling in graduate courses.

  • Degree Plan

    Students complete the basic 120-credit-hour Accounting major plus an additional 30 credit hours in accounting, data analytics, information systems and electives.

  • Highlighted Courses

    The curriculum has been designed around input from industry and the employment market.

    Course highlights include:

    • Business Intelligence
    • Database Management
    • Enterprise Resource Management
    • Financial Modeling
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$92,878
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  • Become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

    The State of Texas recently changed the CPA examination education requirements. Students may take the examination after completion of a 120-credit-hour degree, 24 semester hours of required accounting coursework and 21 semester hours of business coursework. Final licensure requires an additional 3 hours of approved accounting coursework, 3 hours of an approved accounting ethics course and two years of employment in the field. Students who wish to shorten the employment requirement may easily transfer into the Accounting and Data Analytics major, which satisfies the additional educational requirements for licensure and reduces the employment requirement from 2 years to 1. It also enables students to maintain their undergraduate financial aid past the usual 120 hours.

What can I do with a degree in Accounting and Data Analytics?

  • Career Opportunities

    • Budget analyst
    • Data analyst
    • Management analyst
    • Information security analyst
    • Financial analyst/ examiner
    • Forensic accountant
    • Financial statement auditor
    • Information systems auditor
    • Supply chain and logistics specialist
    • Tax and financial planning

  • Top Employers

    • Ernst and Young
    • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
    • Frost Bank
    • Internal Revenue Service
    • KPMG
    • NuStar
    • Southwest Business Corporation
    • USAA
    • Valero

  • Technical Skills

    • Data-driven decision making
    • Information systems security
    • Business systems integration
    • Financial statement auditing
    • Tax planning and compliance
    • Cost and budget analysis
    • Data mining
    • Data analytics and visualization
    • Forecasting
    • Financial statement analysis

Develop the Perfect Skills

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I am currently working as a tax accountant and I cannot emphasize enough how advantageous it was for me to choose Accounting and Data Analytics as my major. I use Excel and different ERP systems on a daily basis so my data analytics background has helped me develop the perfect skills for this job.”

Sandy Y. Guevara (B.B.A. ’16)

Outside the Classroom

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)

In the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, students and faculty volunteer thousands of hours each year to assist low-income families in our community.

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Accounting Club

The St. Mary’s University Accounting Club provides students with networking opportunities with businesses and organizations that regularly recruit on campus, such as Valero, NuStar Energy, USAA, EY, KPMG, ATKG LLP, PwC, RSM, Sol Schwartz & Associates, Frost Bank, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and many others.

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