re: To get a CPA or to not?

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If you want to go public accounting, especially Big Four, they seem to like MACCT more than MBA, which is stupid, but that's what it is.

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I'll offer up a possible reason - in undergrad the focus is on GAAP, in other words, the accounting rules used for a for-profit corporation.

Accounting regs for auditing and nonprofit/government accounting get much better treatment in grad school and if you want to understand how/why accounting is done this is a necessary step. Same is true for internal controls and business governance.

An MBA is more about project planning, strategic marketing, etc. Important skills to be sure but if you want to run the show you really need both.