Decline in Accounting Graduates Sparks Concerns and Calls for Action
TL;DR
The number of U.S. students earning bachelor's degrees in accounting dropped by 7.8% in the 2021-2022 academic year, leaving a gap in the workforce as more professionals in the field retire without enough new entrants to replace them.
- Accounting Graduates Drop By Highest Percentage in Years The Wall Street Journal
- Number of accounting grads plummets further Accounting Today
- Students and Professionals Under Age 35 Are Invited to Take This Pipeline Survey Going Concern
- Could a simple licensing change increase the number of CPAs by 15%? Accounting Today
- Accounting groups begin survey to identify CPA pipeline problems Accounting Today
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