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Master of Accounting Online
Gain the critical-thinking and data analysis skills needed to qualify for a variety of roles in the accounting sector. This flexible online master’s program features supportive faculty and prepares you for the CPA exam.
Program Overview
Expand your professional opportunities with the online master’s in accounting program
Advance your ability to maintain and organize detailed financial records for a wide range of clients with the online Master of Accounting program from St. Thomas University. Curriculum for this accelerated program offers you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge of taxation or international accounting while empowering you to pursue high-level roles in the public, private, or governmental sectors.
Deepen your understanding of auditing and the managerial applications of accounting data through convenient online courses that help fulfill the education component of your CPA exam requirements. You will also benefit from accounting master’s faculty who go above and beyond to help prepare you for the CPA examination and to thrive as an ethical leader in this growing field.
Accounting Career Opportunities
- Chief Financial Officer
- Financial Controller
- Accounting Supervisor
- Tax Manager
- Finance Manager
- Chief Financial Officer
- Financial Controller
- Accounting Supervisor
- Tax Manager
- Finance Manager
Tuition
Keep your budget on track with pay-by-the-course tuition
Tuition for the Master of Accounting online degree program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students and can be paid by the course. The total tuition is inclusive of all fees, including a technology fee for each course.
Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
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MAcc | $625 | $1,950 | $19,500 |
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
Don’t forget these important dates and deadlines
The Master of Accounting program is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year. Choose the start date that is best for you.
Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Class End Date | Term Length |
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Spring 2 | 3/15/25 | 2/28/25 | 3/5/25 | 3/10/25 | 3/19/25 | 5/9/25 | 7 weeks |
Summer 1 | 5/17/25 | 5/2/25 | 5/7/25 | 5/12/25 | 5/21/25 | 6/27/25 | 6 weeks |
Summer 2 | 6/28/25 | 6/13/25 | 6/18/25 | 6/23/25 | 7/2/25 | 8/8/25 | 6 weeks |
Fall 1 | 8/23/25 | 8/8/25 | 8/13/25 | 8/18/25 | 8/27/25 | 10/17/25 | 7 weeks |
Fall 2 | 10/18/25 | 10/3/25 | 10/8/25 | 10/13/25 | 10/22/25 | 12/12/25 | 7 weeks |
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Admissions
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Our streamlined admission requirements allow students with diverse academic backgrounds greater access to the Master of Accounting online program. No GMAT is required to apply.
Admission Requirements:
- Free application
- 2.5 GPA or higher
- No GRE or GMAT required
Master of Accounting Online Admission Requirements
- Completed free application
- Bachelor's degree in accounting transcript from an accredited institution (unofficial transcripts are accepted)
- 2.5 GPA or higher
- No GMAT/GRE required
- Students who don't have an undergraduate degree in accounting or another business field will be required to take accounting prerequisites and/or business foundation courses for the program. The amount will be based on the applicant's background and transcript.
Official transcripts can be sent to St. Thomas University through Parchment and National Student Clearinghouse. Unofficial transcripts and other documents can be uploaded via your Admissions Portal or emailed to [email protected].
Courses
Explore the career-focused curriculum for the online accounting master’s program
The master’s in accounting online curriculum is comprised of 10 courses, including 21 credit hours of core courses and nine credit hours of concentration courses. Additional credit hours for foundation courses and/or accounting prerequisites may be required based on a review of transcripts.
Courses in this program are seven weeks long. Courses during the two summer terms, however, are six weeks long.
Students will take the following courses.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the impact of globalization on financial reporting standards.
- Identify, analyze, and apply International Financial Reporting Standards.
- Analyze the importance of international trade, foreign direct investment, and multinational corporations in the global economy.
- Translate foreign currency financial statements to U.S. financial statements.
- Discuss reasons to analyze financial statements of foreign companies.
- Compare auditing and corporate governance among several countries.
Learning Outcomes
- Examine the diverse applications and influence of data analytics on business practices, encompassing data creation, sharing, analytics, mining, reporting, and storage within and across organizations, including related ethical issues.
- Apply Data Analytics for Business concepts to real-life business scenarios using common-place information technology.
- Analyze and frame Data Analytics for Business problems and develop both proactive and reactive solutions.
- Use critical thinking skills to develop effective case analysis recommendations and course of actions.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify, analyze, and apply traditional ethical theories.
- Evaluate the effect of culture on ethical issues and identify, discuss, and assess current ethical issues in local, regional, national, and international arenas.
- Articulate and assess conflicts between business practices and social justice.
- Develop a personal code of ethics by synthesizing theory and practical application and apply ethical principles in one's professional life.
Students will be placed in three of the following courses based on course availability.
Learning Outcomes
- Examine fraud, its different forms, and the reasons why people commit it.
- Diagnose and explain the symptoms of fraud.
- Analyze theft investigation acts, conversion investigation methods, fraud committed against organizations, and fraud prevention techniques.
- Illustrate fraud inquiry methods and the preparation of fraud reports.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the difference between forensic accounting and fraud auditing.
- Know the steps for becoming a forensic accountant.
- Illustrate the indirect methods of reconstructing income.
- Describe money laundering and aid organizations in following the guidelines to combat money laundering activities.
- Ensure the admissibility of evidence in trial by examining and applying the rules of evidence and protecting its integrity.
- Determine commercial damage and lost profits by applying and utilizing available methods.
- Identify the common components of damage calculation in a personal injury case.
Learning Outcomes
- Research authoritative seminal accounting literature about any accounting topic.
- Research and present findings in a written format.
- Review and understand selected Account Standard Updates (ASUs).
- Make decisions using the new standards from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and evaluate FASB proposals.
- Research, understand and make decisions using Standards for Valuation Services (SSVS)
- Differentiate between compliance-based and integrity-based code of ethics.
- Understand how to account for corporate social responsibility.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify variables in the global environment that require further analysis before creating a global marketing strategy.
- Develop a comprehensive marketing plan, determine its components, and explain which options are appropriate under the current environmental conditions to marketing personnel.
- Analyze the diverse cultures domestically and abroad.
Students with non-business degrees may be required to take the following courses based on a review of transcripts.
Learning Outcomes
- Address "real life" corporate challenges and influence business performance using a mix of analytical and practical skills.
- Understand and explain the implications of contemporary business trends such as globalization, corporate mergers, technological advances, innovation, social media, workforce diversity, entrepreneurship, ecological sustainability, changing employment practices, corporate citizenship, and social responsibility.
- Analyze and frame strategic management problems and develop both proactive and reactive solutions to them.
- Use critical thinking skills to create effective strategic management case analysis recommendations and courses of action.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and predict the impact of business decisions on a company's financial statements.
- Examine and determine the financial condition and performance of a business.
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills in business situations.
- Understand accounting terminology and essential concepts in financial and managerial accounting.
Students with non-business degrees and/or non-accounting degrees may be required to take the following courses based on a review of transcripts.
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