Accountancy, MSA Postgraduate Program By Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |Top Universities

Accountancy, MSA

Location

Gies College of Business, Champaign, United States
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Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

52,448 USDTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

31 Mar, 2025Application Deadline

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Program overview

Main Subject

Accounting and Finance

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The MSA program is a 12 month, STEM designated non-thesis program designed for students of any background; a bachelor’s degree in accounting is not required. Our top-ranked program will help you develop the (US) accounting and critical thinking skills needed to successfully sit for the CPA exam and become a data-driven decision maker.

Program overview

Main Subject

Accounting and Finance

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The MSA program is a 12 month, STEM designated non-thesis program designed for students of any background; a bachelor’s degree in accounting is not required. Our top-ranked program will help you develop the (US) accounting and critical thinking skills needed to successfully sit for the CPA exam and become a data-driven decision maker.

Admission requirements

3+
103+
7.5+
The MSA program welcomes students with a bachelor’s degree in any academic discipline, subject to certain business background prerequisites. Decisions are based on the individual’s previous academic accomplishments, work experience, test scores, personal statement, resume, demonstrated potential for graduate and professional success, and references. Applications are processed on a rolling basis. 
31 Mar 2025
12 Months
Jun
  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

41,902 USD
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International Students

52,448 USD
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Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers six residential and three fully online graduate degree programs designed to help you put your purpose into practice. Gies’ residential programs include areas such as accounting, finance, business analytics, management, and technology management. Gies’ online degree programs include a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), and Master of Science in Accounting (MSA). All graduate programs offer the quality you expect from a respected, highly ranked public university. The college’s residential programs provide a transformative on-campus learning experience, and the online programs offer the flexibility and affordability that enable you to complete your degree without disrupting your life.

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FAQs

No, the MSA program is designed for students with a variety of different backgrounds. Students will be individually placed in courses based on their undergraduate coursework and be provided with the tools and knowledge to become successful in the business world.
We are looking for well-rounded applicants that may have varying amounts of previous accounting coursework and/or experience. We expect you to have done well academically. We also want to know what other interests you have. The resume and personal statement is your opportunity to share with us something else about yourself and what your goals are so that we can get to know you better and be able to evaluate you not just on your grades and test scores when we make a decision. For example, what extracurricular activities are you involved in? Have you done volunteer work, been involved in clubs, student groups, or athletics? What leadership roles have you held? What did you learn from the work experiences you completed?
There are basically two key reasons why the MSA program starts so early. First, by starting to take accounting classes during the summer, our students can become eligible to take the US CPA exam in the spring semester. We structure our MSA program to ensure that those students who want to take the US CPA exam can do so either while they are still in school, before they start working in the US or before they are required to return to their home country. If we started our program in the fall semester, it would be difficult to structure our program to allow students to start taking these exams during the spring or before they would start working. Second, for accounting majors, the primary US recruiting takes place early the fall semester at all major US universities. This is when most, if not all, US jobs are filled. In addition, US recruiters focus almost all of their time assessing students’ soft skills.
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