AACSB Accredited
The College of Business (CoB) is one of 2% of business schools with both business and accounting accreditation by AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).
1 of 2%
of programs with both Business and Accounting accreditation from AACSB International
#18
Top Public Colleges for Accounting Salaries
Wall Street Journal 2023
Wall Street Journal
James Madison University's Accounting program ranked No. 18 in the Wall Street Journal's Top Public Colleges for Accounting Salaries list.
- Matthew Reidenbach, assistant professor, earned third place for the 2024 Applied or Integration/Application Publication Award, and second place for the Teaching and Learning Publication Award.
- Accounting students annually support the Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. They assisted almost 500 low-income taxpayers in Spring 2023.
- Associate Professor, James Irving, was recognized as the Distinguished Teacher at the 2023 Provost Awards.
- Professor, Paul Copley, was named as the new Journal of Accounting Education Professor in the School of Accounting.
- Each fall, the Meet the Firms event offers ACTG, FIN and CIS majors a unique opportunity to network with over 50 firms in a career fair format.
- All of the accounting faculty hold professional certifications, either as Certified Public Accountants or Certified Management Accountants.