Master of Science in Accounting

University of Arizona

Our STEM-designated MSA program bundles prerequisites into the curriculum and preps you for the CPA exam as we go. Finish in as little as 18 months. From there, it’s all up.Whatever your undergraduate background, this STEM-designated program is geared to offer everything you need to become a full-fledged accountant-and take the CPA exam too if that’s in your plans. All accounting prerequisites you may need to take can be worked into your schedule, several of which will count towards your degree requirements, allowing you to finish in as little as two full-time semesters. Accountants will always be in demand-and now, your skills will be, too.In our AACSB-accredited program, you’ll meet your prerequisites and also complete 18 units of our graduate accounting work. Any upper-division prerequisites (identified below) taken during your program may be applied towards the remaining 12 hours of elective requirements, reducing your total time and cost of program completion. Any remaining elective credits may be used to take additional accounting or non-accounting graduate-level courses. There are several elective focus areas including data analytics, MIS, and finance. It works out perfectly for those interested in pursuing an accounting career but who don’t have an undergraduate degree in it, and for those wanting to obtain a second area of expertise by pursuing an elective focus area.

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