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Locations Offered

In person at Tulane University, New Orleans

Time to Completion

9 - 17 Months

Credit hours required

30
Two- or three-semesters* (January or August start)

*The three-semester option allows fall start students to complete a summer internship
Application Deadlines
  • Priority Decision: November 1
  • 2nd Round: February 1
  • Final Round: May 1 *international students should apply by May 1
Year-round applications accepted. GMAT waivers for eligible candidates; all considered for fellowships.

Vast Career Opportunities with a Professional Accounting Degree

In only 9-17 months you can earn a Master of Accounting from Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business in New Orleans. Whether your goal is master’s degree CPA prep, landing a job on Wall Street, in investment banking, at one of the Big Four, or moving up in your current organization, our Master of Accounting helps you get there.

One-on-One Dedication to Your Goals

Get personal attention in the Master of Accounting program from Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business. We’ll work with you to structure a program that’s right for your experience and goals. Get one-on-one prep to pass the CPA exam in any state. With Tulane’s advanced accounting degree, you can choose from one of four optional specializations: taxation, structured finance, risk management, and analytics.

More About the MACCT

For New or Experienced Accounting Professionals Ready to Open Doors

Through our strong connections with the Big Four accounting firms, recruiting events and alumni who are seasoned accounting and finance experts, you'll forge valuable relationships that open doors. Discover a world of opportunity available across industries: government, nonprofits, public companies, private organizations or even your own business.

Beyond academics, you’ll focus on teamwork and understanding diverse cultures, and develop tools to elevate your critical thinking and creativity. Stand out with professional accounting skills to help you excel as a CPA, at a Big Four or wherever your aspirations take you.

Find Your Path to Success

Accomplish your goals with a rigorous accounting curriculum designed to be flexible, allowing you to find the best fit for your career goals. A faculty advisor helps design your course of study, including helping you prepare for the CPA exam anywhere in the nation. Specializations include analytics, risk management and structured finance as well as taxation.

An Executive MBA Class
  • Our global network of alumni include Certified Professional Accountants, financial analysts and finance professionals from Beijing and Shanghai to New York and Miami.
  • Tulane MACCT alumni are employed at leading firms including PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Wells Fargo, Pfizer, Bank of China, Deloitte, The Walt Disney Company and more.

Stay Ahead in Expert Accounting Knowledge

You’ll develop in-demand skills from experienced faculty who share breaking industry knowledge and research in the classroom – even before it hits a textbook. Because our accounting master’s courses are taught by seasoned professionals and researchers, you can count on being prepared for real-world problem solving.

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  • Dive into the best use of technology to increase accounting efficiencies.
  • Gain real-world experience, such as the research accountants do in practice, by applying the Accounting Standards Codification to case facts.
  • Step into the shoes of a KPMG employee through the KPMG Career Catalyst Program – you’ll learn the latest tech like AI, machine learning and cloud computing.

Explore Our Accounting Curriculum

30 Credit Hours

Prerequisites

  • Financial Accounting Principles
  • Intermediate Accounting, I and II
  • Managerial/Cost Accounting Principles

Requirements

  • Advanced Career Development and Management
  • Advanced Financial Accounting
  • Advanced Managerial Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Business Law
  • Ethics in Accounting and Finance
  • Principles of Entity Taxation
  • Electives (12 Credits)

Analytics
  • Accounting Analytics

Plus 6 Credits from the following:

  • Accounting Information Systems
  • Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling
  • Econometrics and Forecasting
  • Financial Modeling
  • Modeling and Analytics
  • Organizational Research Methods & Analytics
  • Research and Analytics
  • Social Media & Online Mktg.

Risk Management
  • Advanced Risk Analytics
  • Operational Risk Management

Plus 3 Credits from the following:

  • Advanced Auditing
  • Forensic Auditing

Taxation Specialization
  • Partnership & S Corp.
  • Research in Taxation
  • Taxation of Individuals

Taxation Major
  • Partnership & S Corp.
  • Research in Taxation
  • Taxation of Individuals

Plus 3 Credits from the following:

  • Individual Study-Taxation
  • Tax – Advanced Corporate Tax
  • Tax: State & Local Tax

Structured Finance
  • Advanced Risk Analytics

Plus 6 Credits from the following:

  • Financial Modeling
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Fixed Income Analytics & Model
  • Investments & Asset Pricing
  • Valuation

Explore the MACCT

Out of 10 schools where we recruit, Freeman students have the highest offer rate, the highest acceptance rate and the highest internship conversion rate.

- Brett Freimauer, Executive Director Financial Services, EY Structured Finance Program