With a B.Com alone you won't get as large salary as having done a postgraduate qualification, so such a degree would help you in the long run. The commerce bachelors degree (predominantly offered in Commonwealth nations, and no longer offered in the United Kingdom) is designed to provide the student with a wide range of managerial skills while at the same time building competence in a particular area. Most universities therefore plan the degree such that additional to their major, the student is exposed to general business principles, quantitative analysis and organizational behaviour. The curriculum thus focuses both on academic subjects, such as statistics or economics, as well as practical business subjects, such as accountancy, law, management, marketing, finance and so on. Cooperative education programs are also common. In some countries, many students extend their studies to a fourth Honours year to gain a BCom. Hons qualification; this is an additional postgraduate qualification, usually focused exclusively on one subject that was taught in the first three years, which include econometrics and risk management and basic accountancy. In addition, a BCom graduate may pursue the Master of Commerce, or other postgraduate masters programs such as the Master of Finance (MFin), Master of Accounting (MAcc) or, very lucratively, the Master in Business Administration (MBA). The degree is usually recognised by the various professional accounting bodies, and graduates often therefore pursue accounting designations such as the Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified General Accountant (CGA), or financial qualifications such as Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Information on all of these can be found on various financial qualifications websites, and most top universities offer financial aid for completion of these postgraduate qualifications. Sponsorships from businesses may also help, and would make it easy for one to secure a full-time job at such a firm after completion of the Master's degree.
