Look up the latest US News College Guide and they actually break down schools by Real estate accounting, tax, corporate…

Some other jobs you could consider are actuary. My friend is one and it’s fairly individualistic. You could also get into IT and learn how to program a specific vendor product like SAP or Siebel. Then you can become and independent consultant and work for yourself. Independent consultants usually go into a company implement a project and then leave. I would say that IT is your best bet. You won’t have to get another degree and you could make $60K+ right after graduation. Top consultants make $100 per hour.

I have a two year degree in Computer Information Systems (computer programming) and like you when I finished I really wasn’t that thrilled with it. Also, I would have had to move off to a big city to get a job – which they failed to tell me before hand…

Anyhow, I am in the accounting field now. I work as a staff accountant for a CPA firm.

Where I work we use a lot of Excel and QuickBooks and we have our own in-house accounting program. Since I have the knowledge I have also set up the company website.

As far as the CPAs, tax time is a busy and stressfull time. However, after that it’s vacation time!

The firm I work for is a partnership. We have two CPAs that work together. Which I think is great because they can help each other.

During the summer it’s pretty slow. The CPAs take turns taking Fridays off and each take several vacations. Sound good?

In my opinion, these two field go very well together. I enjoy working with computers and numbers, and in the field of accounting I can do both.

I find I really enjoy setting up QuickBooks for clients. It’s basically just data entry and then training them how to use the program. It’s a “nitch” that I have found – something that not everyone knows how to do. I’m not a CPA and will never be as good as one, but I have found something that I enjoy and that I am good at that can benefit others.

Good luck!