MAcc Accountancy: Professional Track for Accounting Majors at University of North Dakota

Programme overview

Develop cutting-edge skills in our professional track designed for accounting majors. Offered on campus or in a 100% online format, the Master of Accountancy: Professional Track (M.Acc.) program at UND is flexible, allowing you to enroll full-time or take one course at a time. Designed for those with an undergraduate degree in accounting, you'll be equipped with essential, in-demand skills that prepare you to excel in a profession that’s always in demand in every industry.

Faculty: Herr School of Accountancy | Duration: 12-18 months (30 credit hours) | Study mode: full-time; online | Intake: Fall (Aug. 1), Spring (Dec. 1) | Location: Grand Forks, ND, United States

What you will study

The MAcc degree program offers graduate courses in most of the functional areas of the accounting discipline. A minimum of 30 semester credits of academic work must be completed. The grade point average for all courses listed on the Program of Study must be 3.00 or higher. Required courses include ACCT 416 Business Law for Accountants; ACCT 501 Seminar in Accounting Issues; ACCT 503 Advanced Financial Accounting; ECON 506 Econometrics; ACCT 513 Data Analytics in Accounting and Financial Reporting; ISBA 330 Database Management.

Career pathways

Research shows that M.Acc. graduates are more likely to be placed in many accounting positions ( also see Almer and Christensen, Advances in Accounting Education, 2008), perform higher quality audits and are more likely to be promoted within public accounting than bachelor of accounting graduates. Roles include Accounting managers, Auditors, Budget analysts, Business owners, Chief executive officers, Chief financial officers, Comptrollers, Forensic accountants.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to Approved status requires: A four-year bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university. An overall grade point average of at least 3.00 in the undergraduate degree program (based on 4.00 scale). Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies’ English Language Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog. For the Professional Accountancy Track only, a bachelor's degree in accounting, or coursework including intermediate accounting, audit, cost/managerial accounting and taxation that is deemed equivalent by the MAcc Program Director. Applicants for the

Domestic applicants: USD 13,513 a year (2026-27). North Dakota resident rate. On-campus tuition for 2026/2027 as shown in the programme's tuition table (fall and spring semesters, rate band 'Business'); excludes mandatory student fees, housing and books. The same table lists Minnesota residents $17,162.6 Source

International applicants: USD 27,041 a year (2026-27). International student rate. On-campus tuition for 2026/2027 as shown in the programme's tuition table (fall and spring semesters, rate band 'Business'); excludes mandatory student fees, housing and books. Source

Terms run Fall (August-December), Spring (January-May) and Summer (May-August).

Graduate applications go through the UND admissions application with a $35 non-refundable fee (no waivers); each graduate program sets its own deadline, listed in the Program Finder. Three academic or professional references and a statement of goals are required.

International graduate applicants: Fall May 1, Spring Sept. 1, Summer Feb. 1, unless the program sets a specific deadline. Application fee $35.

Apply through the official page: https://und.edu/admissions/graduate/apply.html

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