Northeastern University D’Amore-McKim School of Business’s Master of Science in Accounting is designed to prepare students for a career in the rapidly evolving accounting industry.
Build Deep Accounting Expertise
Students build on their undergraduate accounting major and have an opportunity to gain the knowledge, skills, and credit hours needed to pursue CPA licensure and launch their careers in just seven months. Classwork deepens their expertise through advanced accounting topics, management best practices, and data analytics skills. The Board of Public Accountancy in Massachusetts has approved the program curriculum.
Select a Track
Students may specialize in either audit or tax, guiding them toward the career that best suits their goals. The audit track offers intense exposure to ethics, auditing research, and forensic accounting. The tax track explores the intricacies of the tax industry so that students may gain a comprehensive understanding of taxation at all levels, from local to international.
Integrate Classroom and Professional Experiences
Students have opportunities to obtain real-world experiences that help them gain a fresh perspective while using relevant skills. They apply their knowledge to actual business challenges through class projects. Students gain unique perspectives as they learn from industry-leading faculty with years of practice as both PhDs and CPAs at Big 4 and other public accounting firms.
Students enroll in this 30-semester-hour master's degree program for full-time study.
- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Core Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ACCT 6203 | Business Entity Taxation | 3 |
| ACCT 6204 | Financial Reporting for Integrated Multinational Enterprises | 3 |
| ACCT 6229 | Accounting for Foreign Currency Transactions | 1 |
| ACCT 6253 | Ethics in the Accounting Profession | 3 |
| ACCT 6207 | Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Financial Reporting | 3 |
| ACCT 6216 | Financial Reporting for Governments and Nonprofit Entities | 2 |
Tracks
Complete one of the following tracks:
Audit Track
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ACCT 6205 | Auditing in a Big Data Environment | 3 |
| ACCT 6217 | Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Financial Reporting | 3 |
| ACCT 6254 | Accounting Research and Communication | 3 |
Taxation Track
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ACCT 6231 | Corporations and Shareholders | 3 |
| ACCT 6235 | Partners and Partnerships | 3 |
| ACCT 6254 | Accounting Research and Communication | 3 |
Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 6 |
| Forensic Accounting | |
| Internal Auditing | |
| State and Local Taxation | |
| International Taxation: Inbound Transactions | |
| Advanced Flow-Through Entities | |
| Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates | |
| Tax Research, Practice, and Ethics | |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
30 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required
