Accounting Technology Programs in Arizona

Educational Information:

Students who complete an accounting technology program will come out equipped with skills to work in fields such as bookkeeping, tax preparation, accounts payable, accounts receivable, accounting and more. These individuals have a strong attention to detail and understand how to handle important documents in the financial and business sectors.

Licensing Information:

To get your CPA license within the state of Arizona, you need to meet all of the educational requirements that the exam demands. You also have to meet the following:

  • Bachelor degree or higher from a university or college that is accredited
  • Completion of 24 hours of which 12 have to come from intermediate accounting theory, cost accounting, income taxes, advanced accounting, auditing theory or advanced accounting classes
  • Pass all four parts to the CPA exam
  • Pass the AICPA ethics exam
  • Completion of one year of work experience in a CPA or public accountant office, or a private industry or government entity that has all of the necessary accounting experience
  • Completion of 150 hours of postsecondary education, which includes 36 hours in upper-level accounting and 30 hours of accounting classes

Employment Information:

Arizona has a number of different career opportunities for those looking for accounting work, most of those positions are within the Phoenix metro area. The biggest industries for accounting professionals in Arizona are finance, technology, insurance, manufacturing and state and local government. Arizona is the hub to many of the national accounting firms such as KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

As of May 2020, accounting professionals earned an average salary of $74,270 in Arizona. Between 2018 and 2028, the number of accountant and auditor jobs in the state is projected to increase by 14.5%, more than three times the national average growth rate of 4% during this period. About 1,260 annual job openings in this field are expected during this ten-year period leading to 2028 due to a combination of new job growth, retirements, and natural job turnover.

May 2020 Bureau of Labor Statistics salary and job market trends for accountants and auditors represent state data, not school-specific information. 

Job growth projections for 2018-2028 sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored O*Net database. Figures represent state data, not school-specific information.

Conditions in your area may vary. Data Accessed May 2021.