Career Paths and Qualifications

Post-graduation career paths

We support students in finding employment at top companies by helping them master business English and hone business skills such as bookkeeping.
In addition, by implementing active learning, we train students to think and act independently and work together with their peers to achieve goals. We develop problem-solving talent and foster the ability to immediately contribute to the workplace. These efforts have been highly praised by the real world and by human resources at companies, and we also focus on obtaining various qualifications that are advantageous for finding employment.

Career Data

This course produces certified public accountants, tax accountants, accountants with excellent accounting skills in companies (accountants who make judgments), and people who can thrive in banks and securities companies.

Trends and characteristics of major employment destinations after graduation

Faculty of Business Administration is proud of its high rate of early job offers, especially among female students. By honing their business skills such as mastering business English and bookkeeping, students are able to secure job offers from blue-chip companies.
Additionally, by implementing active learning, we train students to think and act independently and work collaboratively with their peers to achieve goals, thus cultivating problem-solving individuals.
This has earned us high praise from the real world and from human resources at companies. We also focus on helping students acquire various qualifications that are advantageous for finding employment.
We have a strong track record in training certified public accountants and tax accountants, and we produce active successful candidates every year.

* Achievements from the establishment of Faculty of Business Administration to 2019
Related Qualifications and Exams
  • government official
  • Local government officials
  • Certified Public Accountant Examination
  • Tax Accountant Examination
  • Diplomat Examination
  • Tax Accountant Examination
  • TOEIC High Score
  • Financial Planner
  • Nissho Bookkeeping Examination, etc.

List of major employers

Companies (past 3 years, alphabetical order)
  • Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance
  • Audi Japan
  • Accenture
  • Asahi Kasei Homes
  • Azsa Audit Corporation
  • AEON Financial Services
  • Ikeda Senshu Bank
  • ITOKI
  • Inaba Electric Works
  • Intec
  • Uchida Yoko
  • NEC Nexsolutions
  • NTT Data
  • FP Corporation
  • Obayashi Corporation
  • Obayashi Road
  • Bank of Okinawa
  • Omron
  • Kajima Construction
  • Kashima Road
  • Kawada
  • Kansai Mirai Bank
  • Kandenko
  • Canon System and Support
  • Kyudenko
  • Kiyo Bank
  • Kumagai Gumi
  • Kumon Institute of Education
  • Credit Saison
  • Kuroda Precision Industries
  • CyberAgent
  • Sanki Engineering
  • Shizuoka Central Bank
  • The 77th Bank
  • Shimizu Bank
  • Joyo Bank
  • Suga Industry
  • Suzuki
  • Salesforce.com
  • Sekisui House
  • SECOM
  • Sedina
  • All Nippon Airways
  • Sogo Security Service
  • SoftBank
  • Sompo Himawari Life Insurance
  • Daiichi Life Information Systems
  • Korean Air
  • Third Bank
  • Taisei Corporation
  • Dai Nippon Printing
  • Daiwa House Industry
  • Takasago Thermal Engineering
  • Takamatsu Construction
  • Tama Shinkin Bank
  • Tamas
  • Tamura Manufacturing
  • Tanseisha
  • Teikoku Databank
  • Deloitte Tohmatsu
  • Consulting LLC
  • Tokyu Construction
  • Tokyo Star Bank
  • Toshiba Career
  • Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
  • Toyota Motor East Japan
  • Nagano Bank
  • Nakano Fudo Construction
  • Nabebayashi
  • Nishio Rent All
  • Nishi-Nippon City Bank
  • Nishimatsu Construction
  • JGC Plant Innovation
  • Nippon Access
  • Nippon Shinyaku
  • Nippon Express
  • Japan Post
  • IBM Japan
  • Eli Lilly Japan
  • Japan Airlines
  • Tata Consultancy Services Japan
  • Medtronic Japan
  • Japan Lifeline
  • Novo Nordisk Pharma
  • Nomura Securities
  • Personal Career
  • Panasonic
  • Panasonic Consumer Marketing
  • Panasonic Industrial Equipment Systems
  • P&G Japan
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers Arata LLC
  • PwC Consulting LLC
  • East Japan Railway Company
  • Hitachi Appliances
  • Hitachi Chemical
  • Hitachi Solutions
  • Hiroshima Bank
  • Family Mart
  • Fuji Sash
  • Fuji Xerox
  • Fujita
  • Fujitsu
  • Fujitsu Advanced
  • engineering
  • Fuji Furukawa E&C
  • Funai Research Institute
  • brass
  • Veriserve
  • Hochiki
  • Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
  • Mie Bank
  • Mizuho Securities
  • Mizuho Financial Group
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  • Mitsui Home
  • Mitsubishi Motors
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Bank
  • MinebeaMitsumi
  • Miyazaki Tourist Hotel
  • Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
  • Toyo Steel Industry
  • Fourth
  • Resona Bank
  • Muji
  • Works Applications
  • government official
  • Local government officials
Post-graduation career paths
Number of graduates by department

Department of Business Administration 228 people

Civil servant

National Tax Specialist, Setagaya Ward Office, etc.

List of major graduate schools

  • University of London
  • Northeastern University Graduate School
  • University of Tsukuba Graduate School
  • Kobe University Graduate School
  • Waseda University Graduate School
  • Graduate School of International and Development Studies, etc.
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Towards a faculty with the strongest employment prospects

Over the course of four years, you will develop a management philosophy while honing your "lifelong 'ready-to-use' skills" and gain the skills to work as a professional business person.

Faculty of Business Administration is characterized by the fact that students can acquire the skills to work as professional business people while cultivating a business philosophy over four years. Furthermore, many students actively pursue qualifications such as certified public accountants and tax accountants, greatly expanding their opportunities for future success.

Improve employment rates through practical classes that focus on the real world.
Another notable feature is the high rate of early job offers among female students.

Faculty of Business Administration boasts a high rate of early job offers, especially among female students. By learning business English and honing business skills such as bookkeeping, students are able to secure job offers from prestigious companies. In addition, by implementing active learning, students are trained to think and act independently and achieve goals through collaboration with their peers, fostering problem-solving individuals. This develops students' skills to be immediately effective in the workplace, and has earned the school a high reputation from the real world and from human resources at various companies. The school also focuses on obtaining various qualifications that are advantageous for finding employment. The school is strong in training Certified Public Accountants and Tax Accountants, and produces many successful candidates every year.

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Qualifications that can be acquired

Compared to other faculties, the Soka University Faculty of Business Administration offers a wide variety of qualifications that can be obtained. In particular, it is notable for the large number of qualifications that are useful in the business world.

Difficulty S

Certified Public Accountant (2nd level)

Audits, which determine whether a company's financial statements are fair, are a task exclusively performed by certified public accountants.

Difficulty A

CFA Institute

It is one of the most difficult investment-related qualifications to obtain and is a US qualification that enjoys high status worldwide.

Tax Accountant (by subject)

This is a qualification that has potential for the future as a corporate management consultant and tax specialist.

Small and medium-sized business management consultant

This is a national qualification that assesses a company's business status and provides improvement, support, and education.

Nissho Bookkeeping Level 1

It is a qualification that is not affected by economic booms and busts. It is the most well-known qualification that offers future prospects and stability.

MBA (Master of Business Administration)

It is equivalent to a Master of Business Administration in Japan. It is a qualification given to those who have completed a graduate school of business.

Securities Analyst (CMA)

As a financial professional who analyzes and forecasts the economy, you will be able to work in a wide range of fields, including finance and investor relations.

Difficulty B

Salesperson 1st grade

The only official qualification in the distribution industry. Many companies encourage employees to obtain this qualification and use it in personnel evaluations.

CFP/Financial Planning Technician Level 1

This is a national qualification that certifies the skills necessary for developing and advising on savings, investment, and other plans based on clients' assets (financial planning).

English Accounting Certification Level 2

*This program ended in November 2009.

Securities Salesperson Type 1

This is a qualification required for those who work in financial institutions and other organizations and who handle financial instruments transactions.

Nissho Bookkeeping Level 2

It is a qualification that is not affected by economic booms and busts. It is the most well-known qualification that offers future prospects and stability.

All Japan Bookkeeping Level 1

This is a required qualification exam for those who plan to work in accounting at a company in the future.

Business Administration Examination Intermediate

This exam assesses whether you have acquired specialized knowledge of management and the analytical skills to solve management problems.

Difficulty: C

Salesperson Level 3

A certification exam administered by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is the only official qualification in the retail and distribution industry.

All Japan Bookkeeping Level 2

This is a required qualification exam for those who plan to work in accounting at a company in the future.

Difficulty D

Financial Planning Technician Level 3

This is a national qualification that certifies the skills necessary for developing and advising on savings, investment, and other plans based on clients' assets (financial planning).

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