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Get cracking with a forensic accounting associate degree
Investigating suspected or actual financial fraud requires an enormous paper trail of evidence. That’s why banks, businesses, insurance companies, government agencies, attorneys and others rely on forensic accounting professionals to help uncover and report the facts.
Jumpstart your career in this growing and specialized field by earning your A.S. Forensic Accounting from Franklin. Get the forensic accounting education that’ll give you the skills and abilities to start or advance your career in occupational fraud detection and prevention.
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Develop specialized accounting skills
Franklin’s transfer-friendly A.S. Forensic Accounting degree program prepares you to help businesses understand the big-picture impact of fraud as well as the fine details. You’ll learn how to take a business management approach, learning how to research and analyze fraudulent activity, and recommend preventive and control measures.
You’ll also learn how to assist in auditing and investigating financial statements, identifying assets, compiling evidence, and reporting on the findings -- sometimes in a court of law.
Earn your degree 100 percent online in just two short years and start a career helping businesses prevent and prosecute white-collar crime. And when you’re ready to go to the next level and earn your bachelor’s degree, you’ll be ready, thanks to your transfer-friendly associate degree in forensic accounting from Franklin.
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From 2022-2032, jobs in Accounting are expected to increase by 3%
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Financial Specialists, All Other | $73,798 | 34,511 | 11% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial Specialists, All Other
Median Salary: $73,798
Job Postings: 34,511 Projected Growth: 11% |
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Occupation Job Titles Skills Industry DescriptionFinancial Specialists, All Other all financial specialists not listed separately. Projected Growth
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $45,864 | 754,743 | 3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Median Salary: $45,864
Job Postings: 754,743 Projected Growth: 3% |
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Occupation Job Titles Skills Industry DescriptionBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers. Projected Growth
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Source: Employment Outlook data is provided by Lightcast. Franklin University cannot guarantee employment placement, salary level, or career advancement.