Accounting, MS

The Master of Science in Accounting integrates fundamental business skills and specialized knowledge and acumen required by the accounting profession. The program is pursued as a face to face or an online option.

All students registering for School of Business graduate courses must have graduate standing. Non-degree student status is not available. To be eligible for the MS in Accounting (the full-time, part-time and accelerated accounting programs), you must have a bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent from an accredited institution or have completed 27 college credits in accounting.

You need to complete credit hours to successfully obtain this degree. Please check detail of study units at https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/business/accounting-ms/#text

Participation in this program enables students to start taking graduate courses while they are in undergraduate status and decreases the number of credits required during graduate status.

Students in an accelerated degree program must fulfill all university requirements for the master's degree. 

You can join one of the following careers:

• Accountant
• Chartered Accountant
• Auditor