FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE ACCOUNTING STUDENTS TOWARDS ACCOUNTING PROFESSION

Abstract

This study sought to recognize the level of factors that influence accounting students towards accounting profession. The study adopted a descriptive design and targeted¬¬¬¬¬¬ selected accounting students in UM Panabo College. The study employed a survey questionnaire where the selected target of the population constituted to the study sample. The data are collected by the researchers by giving questionnaire to the target respondents to get appropriate outcomes. The results of the research study are then studied and analyzed carefully to emphasize the significance of factors that influence accounting students towards accounting profession. The survey conducted last March to make conclusions and recommendation. Moreover, the statistical tools used in interpretation of data are only weighted mean. The overall mean for the level of factors that influence accounting students is 4.46 with the descriptive equivalent of very high which is indicated by perception of the accounting profession and accounting job outcome with mean of 4.31 and 4.60 respectively. Thus, the result shows that the said factors are highly influencing for the students in choosing accounting as a major.

Keywords: Perception of the accounting profession, Accounting job Outcome