MS Professional Accounting at Syracuse University

Programme overview

The MS in Professional Accounting is a 30-credit programme for students with qualified accounting degrees, extending to 63 credits for other backgrounds. It is registered as licensure-qualifying for New York CPA licensure and meets the 150-hour education requirement in most other states.

Faculty: Martin J. Whitman School of Management | Duration: 30 to 63 credits (one year for the 30-credit route) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Syracuse, NY, United States

What you will study

Six required courses (Accounting Analytics, Financial Statement Analysis, Advanced Auditing, Advanced Financial Accounting, Taxes and Business Strategy, Business Analytics), two accounting electives and two electives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants with a business administration bachelor's degree including at least 24 accounting credits are eligible for the one-year, 30-credit route; applicants without appropriate accounting, economics, finance and quantitative coursework may need foundation courses, extending the programme.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall entry for most graduate programmes; spring entry for College of Engineering and Computer Science master's programmes and College of Law LL.M.

Graduate deadlines for fall: College of Engineering and Computer Science master's May 1 and PhD December 15; College of Visual and Performing Arts February 1; School of Architecture January 3; College of Law J.D. rolling admission, LL.M. May 15, J.D. for foreign law graduates June 1. Spring: Engineering and Computer Science master's November 1; Law LL.M. November 15. Other colleges set deadlines by programme.

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