Preparing experts in the area of planning and supervision of financial and accounting affairs for private and public institutions is the main aim of the Department of Accounting. The country's critical need for financial, accounting and auditing experts, the importance of precise control of income and expenditures and also designing and executing advanced accounting models are some of the reasons for which this field of study was established at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.

The Master's programs for accounting and auditing were established in 2004. The main aim of these programs is to train experts for teaching the Accounting Science in educational and research institutions.

The Ph.D. program has been established in 2013 to prepare highly motivated experts needed by institutions of higher education and research organizations.