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How ideal would the CMA be for an undergrad accounting major?  Would it tend to be more or less rigorous than someone with a finance major?

I'm an accounting major and I know the CPA is more recognized and could probably help me more...but the more I read about the CMA the more I would like to take that instead of the CPA.

I try not to think about it.  But since I am an older student (32 years old)...I want to go ahead and get this stuff out of the way.  I feel like i'm already behind as it is.

I'm now taking my advanced accounting courses (I should be done with my bachelors by december), so I really should concentrate on that...but I can't help myself lol...I need to deceide on what I'm going to do next.

Since I work in government i'll be taking the CGFM first since, from folks i've talked to that have it, it shouldn't take more 3 months.  The CPA and CMA are on a completely different level so I need to decide on which one.

CPA is for sure more recognized. If you are planning to work in corporate accounting, having CMA can be as good as having CPA. A lot of positions require CPA and/or CMA in internal accounting field. Besides, I find studying for CMA is more enjoyable for several reasons: you get more time to finish all exam parts before first one expire (no cramming, more time to actually learn) and topics tested on the exam are more relevant to corp. accounting and concentrated (CPA is an inch deep and a mile wide in terms of tested topics on the exam)