Accountancy | Audit and fraud examination emphasis
Master of Accounting
Overview
Become an expert in accounting
If you’re ready to elevate your accounting career, this graduate program offers the tools and training to help you lead in today’s evolving global economy. Designed for working professionals, the program explores the growing influence of accounting in international business and prepares you with advanced skills in areas like auditing, financial reporting, taxation, cost analysis and more.
Built for flexibility, this degree lets you focus on what best fits your career goals — whether that’s forensic accounting, corporate tax planning, nonprofit or government finance, education or compliance and regulation.
Recognized worldwide, this highly respected program is one of a select few accounting master’s degrees accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the gold standard in business education.
Advance your career in accounting
Application information
Applicants for the Master's in accountancy program must meet the following admission requirements:
- Education level: Bachelor's
- GPA: 3.0
- GRE: No
- TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo: 88/6.5/120 (for applicants whose education was completed in countries where English is not an official language)
- Number of references: Three
- Other requirements: No
Program availability
*Not currently offered for admission
- Concentration: non-thesis
- Semester intake: Fall, Spring
- Eligible for Expedited Admission for U of I undergraduates
- Eligible for WRGP award
- Eligible for international admission
- Deadlines: general application deadlines
Visit Graduate Admissions to learn more and start your application
Contact information
Accounting and Management Information Systems contact:
Tracey Anderson
taanderson@uidaho.edu
Graduate Admissions contact:
graduateadmissions@uidaho.edu
208-885-4001
Tuition and fees
To learn how you can fund your graduate degree, check out the Graduate Funding page.
Visit Financial Aid to find detailed information about the cost of attendance.
Degree fit
This program could be a good fit if you:
- Enjoy working with numbers.
- Like to solve problems and puzzles.
- Have a strong work ethic.
- Are detail-oriented.
- Like working with technology.
- Want broad career pathways.
Real-world experience
You have many hands-on learning opportunities to ensure your readiness for the real business world as an accounting student. These interactive programs give you practical experience and business know-how that will set you apart.
Accounting hands-on learning opportunities include:
- Barker Review Group: Serve as the officials and account review team for the Barker Trading Competition.
- U of I Internal Controls Review: Work with the U of I controller’s office to review the internal controls over the cash receipting process of university decentralized units.
- Volunteer Income Taxation Assistance (VITA): Prepare tax returns for low-income individuals.
Career outcomes
Current job openings
4,309 in ID, WA, OR, MT and HIPotential careers and mid-career salaries
- Financial Examiners
$91,340 - Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$51,782 - Accountants and Auditors
$85,891 - Tax Examiners, Tax Collectors, and Revenue Agents
$68,733
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