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Isenberg School of Management Department of Accounting

Fast Facts

  • Nationally Accredited. We are one of only two programs in New England to have been awarded separate national accreditation by the AACSB, the international association for management education.
  • Meets Your Needs. The Program is designed to accommodate the needs of individuals who are first entering the accounting profession.  You can complete the degree in a fifteen-month period, and hold a full-time career position. Courses are offered primarily during two summer semesters, minimizing the academic demands during the traditional "busy season" of the public accounting profession.
  • Fulfills CPA Requirements. By completing the master’s degree, you will fulfill the educational requirements for the CPA examination in Massachusetts, and eliminate the experience requirement for licensing (otherwise one year).
  • Relevant Curriculum. A highly relevant curriculum and first-rate faculty form the foundation of the Program.  The curriculum is designed to expand your breadth and depth of knowledge in substantive areas of practice, such as taxation, information management, financial reporting, organizational dynamics and investments, and to enhance essential skills, such as financial research and analysis, communications, and interpersonal dynamics.
  • Excellent Faculty. The most recent AACSB accreditation report described our faculty as committed to its students and programs, with strong links to the practitioner community, and having a reputation among students and alumni as highly competent and caring.
  • Outstanding Placement. We are a primary recruiting school for the most distinguished employers in public accounting. Thanks to our outstanding graduates, and to our network of committed alumni and friends, we have achieved a record of placement in public accounting that is second to none in New England.
  • Reasonable Cost. In determining tuition costs for the program, we have been sensitive to the financial demands on our students. For a graduate program at a national university, our cost structure is more than competitive. For the 2007 - 2008 academic-year, tuition will be $575 per credit. Thus, tuition cost to complete the program will be $17,250.