Abstract This paper reports the results of an empirical study to determine the relationships between formal university educational preparation and professional performance by auditors within the public accounting profession. Data were collected on the performance of auditors employed by regional offices of large International public accounting firms. The use of ANOVA statistical analysis indicated that those Individuals who have a postbaccalaureate educational preparation outperform those Individuals holding a bachelor's degree across all of the performance measures used in the study.
Philip H. Siegel (Sun,) studied this question.