A new survey from the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) found that perceptions held by high school and early college students about accounting are trending in a positive direction.
CAQ’s research found that about two-thirds of nearly 3,500 U.S. high school and college students agreed with the statement, “Accounting is a field where you can add real value at a company/organization.”
In each of the four demographic groups broken out in the survey, the response represents an increase of at least nine percentage points compared to similar CAQ research conducted three years ago.
Just over half of respondents to the most recent survey agreed that “Accountants have a good/work life balance,” up from about 40% who said the same three years ago. See more findings.