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Is A Master’s Degree in Accounting Really Worth It?

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November 19, 2020

  • Preparing, analyzing and confirming the accuracy of tax filing and other tax-related documents.
  • Ensuring individual and organizational taxes are paid both properly and on time.
  • Organizing and maintaining financial records for individuals and organizations.
  • Identifying ways to increase value, reduce costs, and improve the bottom line.
  • Design accounting strategies for solving organizational problems and improving performance.
  • Review and manage ethical and legal accounting-related conflicts or issues.
  • Adapt accounting methods to meet the needs of employees and leaders you work with.
  • Analyze and apply economic and financial concepts, principles, and theories to accounting-related problems and opportunities.
  • Examine the principles and impacts of accounting standards on accounting transactions.
  • Data Analytics Emphasis – Designed for students who want to acquire advanced analytics skills, including training on how to utilize analytics tools, collect and categorize data, and analyze and prioritize data to make them more useful for decision-making.
  • Fraud Investigations & Forensic Accounting Emphasis – Designed for students who want to become fraud investigators or forensic accountants, and offering advanced coursework in both topic areas.
  • Auditing & Assurance Emphasis – Designed for students interested in pursuing careers in internal audit, assurance services, and information technology auditing, and offering information on how to evaluate internal controls and best practices in auditing.
  • Taxation Emphasis – Designed for students who want to improve their understanding of taxation, tax laws and policies, their technical competence as tax professionals and their awareness of tax professionals’ responsibilities. 
  • Professional Accounting Emphasis – Designed for students who want to take diverse courses that prepare them for career growth, as well as for developing additional knowledge that may be helpful for the CPA exam or other professional licenses’ examinations.
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
  • Enrolled Agent (EA)
  • Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA)
  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
  • Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
  • No requirements to show up at set times or in physical locations
  • Monthly class starts.
  • Accelerated 8 week courses.
  • A #1 ranking for Best Online Master’s in Accounting Degree Programs by Intelligent.
  • A #1 ranking for Best Master’s in Forensic Accounting by Best Masters Programs.
  • A Gold School of Distinction award from Best Colleges, making us one of only 15 schools to receive gold rankings, out of more than 2,000 online degree programs