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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