Certified Financial Planner
Certified Financial Planner
Tarleton State University’s College of Business has been approved by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., to provide a new financial planning concentration for its BBA in Finance. Not majoring in Finance? Not a problem. We also offer a financial planning minor. For more information, contact Dr. Esqueda at [email protected], 254-968-9908.
ACFE
Fraud Examiner Minor
The Fraud Examination minor should be considered by students interested in becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). As corporate fraud has increased during the past decade, business firms have responded by hiring CFE’s and they continue to be in high demand.
TREC
Real Estate Minor
The College of Business at Tarleton State University is addressing the needs of our students by adding a Minor in Real Estate to prepare students to succeed in the real estate market. Contact Dr. Nina Rogers at [email protected] to discuss adding a real estate background in your Tarleton degree
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Programs Offered

The Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics offers degrees in the following areas:

Accounting, Finance, Economics Tutoring

Tarleton State’s College of Business offers free accounting, finance, and economics support to all students to help with all undergraduate accounting courses plus many graduate accounting courses (ACCT 5301, 5302, 5303, 5305, 5310, 5323, 5324), BUSI 2311, ECON 2301 and 2302, FINC 3301, and COBA 5101, 5102, and 5104.

The professors are really the heart and soul of the program. They care so much and want the best for every student. Having qualified and compassionate teachers in the accounting program really helped me make it through all of my toughest times.

Jordan A., BBA: Accounting graduated Spring 2022

Positions*

Students from our department surveyed just prior to graduation reported having the following work titles:

  • Tax Associate
  • Accountant
  • Tax Accountant
  • Accounting Manager
  • Controller
  • Senior Accountant
  • Revenue Accountant
  • CFO
  • Payroll Administrator 
  • Acct & Fin clerk
  • Staff Accountant
  • Server
  • Staff Auditor
  • Management Trainee
  • Teacher
  • Assistant Controller 
  • Staff accountant
  • Accounting Manager
  • Relationship Banker
  • Office Administrator Assistant 
  • Finance Manager
  • Staff Accountant
  • Financial Officer
  • Account Manager 
  • Personal shopper
  • CSS
  • Workplace Planning Associate
  • Investor Service Accountant
  • Tax Preparer
  • Tax Intern
  • Director of Operations

Employers*

Students from our department surveyed just prior to graduation reported employment with:

  • KPMG
  • Kubota Corporation
  • McDonald and Sommons PLLC
  • Cedar Hill Independent Schools District
  • Hayes & Stolz
  • Texland Petroleum, LP
  • Focused Post Acure Care Partners
  • Centex Aerospace, Inc.
  • EOAC
  • True Blue
  • Careington 
  • Traplena, Sullivan & Reinke, PC
  • Bob’s Steak & Chophouse
  • JRBT
  • H-E-B 
  • NOW University
  • Weatherford
  • Gilliam Wharram and Co
  • Triangle Pump Components Inc
  • Wellington State Bank
  • 360 Ag Management 
  • McLane Intelligent Solutions
  • SDW Services Inc.
  • BWS Inspection Services
  • BooRays of New Orleans 
  • Walmart
  • Dicks Sporting Goods
  • Fidelity Investments
  • StoryBuilt
  • Patten Thiebaud LLC
  • DRR CPA
  • Don Brown Tax Service 

The professors have been great. There were challenging courses but the professor have been great in supporting us and making sure we understand the concepts and how to apply them once we graduate from the best kept secret in Texas and pursue the next stage in our life.

Michael C., BBA: Finance graduated December 2021

Salaries*

Average starting salaries for graduating students were:

  • BBA Accounting (n=23): $55,869.57
  • BBA Finance (n=4): $45,000
  • Economics (n=4): NA
  • MACC (n=21): $70,625.00 with an average “guaranteed first-year bonus amount” averaging $7,833.33

*Source: The self-reported, first/next destination survey was administered over each graduation term in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Summer 2022.

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