Factors Affecting Interest in Accounting Students As Public Accountants (Empirical Study at Indo Global Mandiri University)

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the factors that influence the interest of accounting students to become public accountants (empirical study at Universitas Indo Global Mandiri, 2017-2019). The data used in this study are primary data collected through questionnaires. Sampling using a purposive sampling technique obtained 69 respondents. The research method used is simple linear regression analysis. The research results prove that attitudes, subjective norms, and control over behavior had a significant effect on the interest variable of accounting students as public accountants. Furthermore, the results evince that simultaneously attitudes, subjective norms, and control over behavior had a significant effect on the student interest variable to become public accountants