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Maryville University Master of Science in Accounting online

Masters from Maryville University

Maryville University Master of Science in Accounting online

Build the accounting, business, and financial expertise you need to maximize your career opportunities and your organization’s success.

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Flexible dates

Fall, Spring, Summer

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About the program

  • Choose an accredited program:

    This program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

  • Skip the CPA test prep costs:

    Maryville University partners with Becker Professional Education to integrate CPA Exam preparation into the curriculum.

  • Complete the bridge program:

    Applicants without an accounting background can gain the skills they need to sit for the CPA Exam.

Program tracks

This program is one of the first in the United States to feature a completely revamped curriculum that focuses on the upcoming changes to the CPA Exam and the field of accounting. Specialize your education by choosing one of two CPA Exam-focused tracks: Business Analysis and Reporting, or Information Systems and Controls. 

  • In the Business Analysis and Reporting track, you’ll learn about:

  • Accounting in corporate governance:

    Examine the role that the accounting function plays in achieving the strategic goals of an organization.

  • Tax planning and decision-making:

    Explore the fundamental concepts of common tax regulations, and learn about corporate and partnership taxation and individual tax planning issues.

  • Advanced data analytics:

    Look at data analytics through an accounting lens. Topics include creating databases, cleaning and transforming data, and delivering usable information to clients.

  • In the Information Systems and Controls track, you’ll learn about:

  • Effective cyber defense:

    Study the Controls for Effective Cyber Defense, which are a recommended set of actions that will provide specific and actionable ways to deter potential attacks.

  • Cybersecurity incident response:

    Learn proper cyber defense, evaluation, and response methods that are inherent in today’s changing technology landscape.

  • Advanced data analytics:

    Look at data analytics through an accounting lens. Topics include creating databases, cleaning and transforming data, and delivering usable information to clients.

Learner testimonials

If you start, finish it. Pursue your dreams to the end. Maryville offers a lot of help; they will walk with you from beginning to end.

Junah Castil, Class of 2022

I ended up being really happy that I chose Maryville. It’s online, and the price was comparable to all the surrounding universities, so it ended up being a good choice. Online learning is everything I expected it to be. It was so flexible with my work and family life that it’s just been a fairly smooth sail.

Danielle Van Komen, Class of 2019

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Admissions

No previous business experience or GMAT/GRE scores are required to be considered for the online accounting degree, but you must have a four-year bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution and a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. 

The following materials are also required to apply:

  • Official academic transcripts — We’ll request them for you

  • A completed online application — No fee required

  • Personal letter explaining qualifications for graduate work

Applicants without an accounting background may be eligible for the bridge program, which includes 39–45 hours of additional credits in foundational coursework in accounting, finance, economics, business law, and statistics.

Maryville University admissions

Early Access program

Current Maryville undergraduate students who have a GPA of 3.25 or higher and have completed 90 credit hours or more of their bachelor’s degree may be eligible to get a head start on their master’s degree. Maryville’s Early Access program allows students in the last phase of their undergraduate degree to earn up to 12 credits toward their master’s degree. Through Early Access, students can take graduate-level courses that count toward their undergraduate and graduate degrees. Graduate-level Early Access courses are billed at the undergraduate tuition rate — which saves time and money.