NOTEWORTHY
Congratulations to all our 2016 graduates— we are proud of you! Mississippi State awarded 136 accounting degrees in 2016, including 97 undergraduate, 28 Master of Public Accountancy and 11 Master of Taxation degrees. Recipients included May 2016 graduates( from left) Lasabre Charleston, Jakaris Byrd, Kendall Cavett, Kelly Cobler and Jarred Cowley.
Once again, ASAC graduates have a 100 percent job placement rate. All our spring 2016 master’ s candidates – in tax and in public accounting – secured positions prior to completing their degrees.
Beta Alpha Psi officers this year are( from left) LaCiera Ford-Bass, Alex Phillips, Abigail Poole, Ann-Marie Ory, Elizabeth McCulleen, Katherine Cagle. Not pictured: David Darnell.
The Adkerson School of Accountancy has landed near the top of Accounting Degree Review’ s 30 Most Affordable Graduate Accounting Programs. Of the 170 schools with AACSB accreditation, Mississippi State ranks 6th. Accounting Degree Review is an independent online resource for students, providing reviews and data-based rankings of degree programs.
Spring 2016 MTX graduate Sara McNair earned the second highest score in Mississippi on the FAR section of the CPA Exam.
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