Summing up your strengths
Let’s break that problem into parts:
- What do you enjoy? Solving tough problems and finding the perspective or analysis that allows you to crack it open and come up with the right answer.
- What are you good at? Computation, quantitative analysis, learning challenging material that others perceive as boring or too difficult.
- What qualities do you want in a job? Lots of unique opportunities, good pay, a chance to use your strong analytical and computational skills.
More than adding and subtracting
So what career combines all three of these elements? Accounting.
Strong math and analytical skills are a must for accountants — you’ve got those already. Accountants spend much of their time solving problems where they combine quantitative analysis with business strategy, legal perspectives and economic considerations.
A UNC Master of Accounting degree can be completed in as little as 12 months. Our graduates have a 99 percent employment rate, and many hit six-figure salaries within five years of leaving school.
There’s more. All that hard work you pumped into your undergrad math courses will help you immensely as you pursue your MAC degree and, more importantly, when you’re working as an accountant. Yes, what you learn in school matters! To illustrate this, check out this handy grid that matches your mathcourses with accounting courses and skills.
