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Develop the skills you need to prepare corporate financial statements. With an accounting degree you’ll learn how to analyze profit and loss, create balance sheets, compile, audit, and verify information to provide investors, economists, and the general public with the information they need to make informed business decisions. Study the educational requirements you need to become a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.