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Master of Accountancy
- San Diego, United States
- 1 year
- English
- On campus
- Master
About the program
A 30-credit master's preparing students for accounting careers.
Program highlights
- Internship available: no
- Placement support: yes
- Work during study: yes
- Post-study work rights (1): 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
- Four-year bachelor degree or equivalent from an accredited institution
- course-by-course credential evaluation of foreign degrees
- resume
- statement of purpose and recommendations
- GRE/GMAT only where the programme requires
- English test unless waived (4-year degree from an English-medium institution with GPA 3.0 or higher)
- Grade/entry criteria: Bachelor degree (4-year) required
- waiver of English test needs cumulative GPA 3.0
- programme-specific minimums on programme pages.
Minimum GPA
3
Accepted academic background
Bachelor degree or equivalent from an accredited institution; international degree needs a course-by-course credential evaluation (WES, ECE, TEC, IERF, FACS); resume, statement of purpose, recommendations, GRE/GMAT only if the programme requires
Language tests
- IELTS 7.0
- TOEFL iBT 4.5
- Duolingo 120
Documents you’ll need
- Personal Statement
- Curriculum Vitae
How to apply
- Review the specific programme admission requirements and intake deadline. Complete the online application on the official university website. Provide academic transcripts
- qualifications
- applicable English-language results. Upload any additional documents required by the programme. Pay the application fee if the university requires one. Monitor the application decision and respond to the offer. Complete enrollment and immigration steps where applicable.
Other costs
| Tuition per year | $54,701 USD |
|---|---|
| Application fee | _ |
| Deposit | _ |
Program details
| Campus | Main Campus |
|---|---|
| Faculty or school | Knauss School of Business |
| Department | Accountancy |
| Teaching language | English |
| Credit value | 30 |
| Study pace | Fixed |
| Post-study stay | 1 |
| Scholarship note | _ |
Intakes and deadlines
Program starts
August 2027
Apply by
30 Apr 2027
167 days left
Frequently asked questions
The program takes 1 year.
The next deadline is 30 Apr 2027. Apply early, because some programs close when places fill up.
Tuition is $54,701 USD per year. The estimated living cost is $39,591 USD.
The minimum GPA is 3. Accepted language tests: IELTS 7.0, TOEFL iBT 4.5, Duolingo 120.