How to Become an Accounting Professor in the US

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So what does it take to become an accounting professor in the U.S.?
Well, it depends on what you mean by “accounting professor”
You’ve got:
• Tenure-track (and tenured) professors
• Full-time, non-tenure-track professors
• Part-time adjunct professors

Tenure-track professor of accounting
At most universities you’ll need a terminal degree, which means a PhD in accounting.
But some schools, particularly small liberal arts colleges, might hire you for a tenure-track position without a PhD in accounting. For example, they might hire you if you have:
• An out-of-area PhD
• A DBA
• A JD
• A master’s degree

Adjunct Professor
If you already have a full-time job and just want to teach a course or two at a local college, then becoming an adjunct is the path for you.
• Both large and small universities hire adjuncts, and they typically seek someone with industry experience and a CPA
• Having a PhD is a plus but it’s not required, as adjuncts aren’t expected to do research.
• You aren’t an employee of the university and won’t receive benefits, and you’ll be paid a lot less than the full-time faculty
• There’s also no job security, as you’re simply being hired to teach courses on a semester-to-semester basis.

Full-time, non-tenure-track professor
• Generally aren’t required to do much (or any) research
• Have a higher teaching load than tenure-track and tenured faculty
And while you are a full member of the faculty and will get health benefits, full-time, non-tenure-track faculty don’t get paid as much as tenure-track faculty and there is less prestige.
But it’s a great role for someone who absolutely loves teaching and isn’t excited about research. You don’t typically need a doctorate to land these types of jobs, although some of the top-tier schools might want someone with a PhD.

If you want to learn more about the requirements for landing a job as an accounting professor, you should look at lots of job postings.
HigherEdJobs and The Chronicle of Higher Education are just two of many places that post accounting faculty positions:

0:00 Introduction
0:14 Tenure-track professors
2:26 Adjunct professors
3:04 Full-time, non-tenure-track professors

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Excellent video! ♥

I have a few questions:
How difficult is it, or is it even possible, for an international student to secure a position as an accounting professor in the US? Also, does age matter in such cases?

I am currently considering doing the CA (India) alongside an undergraduate degree in accounting and finance.
I would be starting college at 25 (which is quite late compared to the average age of finishing college at 22 or 23) and plan to pursue a master’s degree in the US. So, I was curious, does age play a role in securing a professor’s position?

Thank you in advance for your response.😊

VhantomYT
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Hey! Thanks for useful info! I have 2 questions: do I need to graduate from specific Masters and PhD universities in order to be an accounting professor at ivy league? Second, do I have to get a CPA? I am currently pursuing ACCA. I am not from the USA. I got my BBA in Accounting from a world top 50 university in Hong Kong.

spacebetweenus
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How do you get free tuition when trying to get a PhD. From what I’ve seen they all cost money, and lots of it.

adamelizondo
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And one more question: are accounting professors in demand?

spacebetweenus
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Lol i just want to become a CPA without spending any money

TheModestMama