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Master of Accountancy

Louisiana State University

  • Baton Rouge, United States
  • 1 year
  • English
  • On campus
  • Master

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Louisiana State University campus

About the program

A 30-credit master's preparing students for accounting careers.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1 year): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Critically evaluate concepts and methods in Accountancy to solve relevant problems. Develop competence in Fifteen credits of required courses (accounting theory
  • Advanced financial accounting and reporting. Present findings clearly and consider professional or research ethics.

Career outcomes

  • Professional accountant in public practice
  • Industry
  • Government
  • Not-for-profit organisations

Curriculum

  • Fifteen credits of required courses (accounting theory
  • Advanced financial accounting and reporting
  • Accounting information systems
  • Applied accounting seminar
  • Ethics)
  • Three business courses chosen from economics and finance options
  • And two core electives such as taxation
  • Business law
  • Decision-making and control
  • Or auditing and forensic accounting.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Conferred bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution
  • 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale in the previous degree or last 60 credit hours
  • Programmes add their own requirements (GRE/GMAT
  • Letters
  • Statement).
  • 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale (previous degree or last 60 credit hours).

Minimum GPA

3

Accepted academic background

Conferred bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution, Programmes add their own requirements (GRE/GMAT, Letters, Statement).

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.5
  • TOEFL iBT 79
  • TOEFL PBT 550
  • PTE Academic 59
  • Duolingo 110

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts.

How to apply

  1. Review the program admission requirements. Prepare the relevant academic and supporting documents. Submit the completed application through the institution's admissions process. Provide any further documents requested by the admissions team. Await an admission decision.

Other costs

Tuition per year$39,194 USD
Application fee$70 USD
Deposit$500 USD

Program details

CampusBaton Rouge main campus
Faculty or schoolE. J. Ourso College of Business
DepartmentAccounting
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value30
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay1 year
Scholarship noteScholarship consideration may depend on the specific program, Academic merit, Applicant status and available funding.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    August 2027

    Apply by

    1 May 2027

    169 days left

  • Program starts

    January 2028

    Apply by

    1 Oct 2027

    322 days left

  • Program starts

    June 2028

    Apply by

    1 Feb 2028

    445 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1 year.