With accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and nationally ranked programs according to U.S. News & World Report, a degree from the Chaifetz School of Business means you'll be prepared to succeed in your career wherever you go from here.
Meet with our graduate business admissions team to discuss scholarship opportunities and find out if a Chaifetz School master’s degree is right for you.
Students in Saint Louis University's Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business Master of Accounting (M.Acc.) program enhance their professional accounting abilities while developing strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. Our accounting graduates have a long history of success on the CPA exam, with pass rates exceeding both the Missouri and national averages. Our graduates have also earned the Missouri gold medal on several occasions.
SLU's Chaifetz School of Business, with its continuing mission to provide excellence in business education, developed the program to help students gain superior ethical, technical and professional accounting skills. The program provides in-depth expertise in general accounting, taxation and auditing.
The program consists of 30 credits of advanced coursework with up to 21 credits in accounting. The remaining credits in business electives determined in consultation with the program director. Pre-program requirements in economics, accounting, finance, mathematics and statistics may be required of students without sufficient functional background.
Saint Louis University's central location within the greater St. Louis metropolitan area provides a distinct competitive business advantage and allows us to enhance internship and recruitment effectiveness by creating strong relationships in public accounting, private industry, not-for-profit organizations and governmental entities.
SLU's graduate accounting students have access to the Valerie A. Davisson Career Resources Center. Conveniently located within the School of Business, the Center serves as the catalyst for creating meaningful connections, developing outstanding internships and employment opportunities and providing other valuable career management services for M.Acc. students.
The Saint Louis University chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, an international scholastic and professional honor society for financial information professionals, provides a vital link between students and the accounting profession. The chapter presents numerous guest speakers from various disciplines and industries each semester and has been recognized among all Beta Alpha Psi chapters for its continued excellence.
Graduate accounting students at SLU also have the opportunity for an international perspective on the accounting profession by participating in a week-long study abroad trip to Saint Louis University's Madrid campus.
Graduates from this program may take the CPA exam and pursue a career as an accountant. Master of Accounting graduates have a long history of success on the CPA exam, regularly exceeding both the Missouri and national averages. The mean annual wage of accountants in the St. Louis area, according to the Bureau of Labor, is $77,240.
Applicants are reviewed for past undergraduate work, and professional or internship experience.
All admission policies and requirements for domestic students apply to international students along with the following:
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis once all application materials are received. Application files are reviewed holistically, considering undergraduate work, professional or internship experience, test scores and the professional goal statement. The average time for admissions decisions is two weeks.
In addition to financial aid available to graduate students, SLU's Master of Accounting program offers two types of scholarships: merit-based and competitive.
A limited number of merit-based scholarships are available to admitted full-time students, and all admitted students are considered. Students who are awarded a merit-based scholarship will typically receive $500 to $3,000 per semester for two semesters total.
The competitive scholarships vary in amount and are awarded in the spring to students entering their first or second semester of the master’s program the following fall. Complete the application by April 1 to be considered for one of the externally sponsored competitive scholarships.
For more information, visit the student financial services office online at http://finaid.slu.edu.
The Saint Louis University Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the world’s largest business education alliance and accrediting body of business schools, ensuring continuous quality improvement in terms of curriculum, instructional resources, student selection, career placement and intellectual contributions and qualifications of the faculty. Fewer than 5% of business schools worldwide have achieved AACSB accreditation.
The accounting program is also separately accredited by the AACSB, one of only 190 schools to have earned this distinction.
Code | Title | Credits |
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General Pre-Requisite Courses | ||
(waived based on prior academic work or examination) | ||
Financial Accounting | ||
Accounting for Decision Making | ||
Introduction to Business Statistics | ||
Legal Environment of Business I | ||
Accounting Pre-Requisite Courses | ||
(To be completed before advanced courses) | ||
ACCT 3110 | Financial Reporting I | 3 |
ACCT 3220 | Cost Management | 2-3 |
ACCT 4110 | Financial Reporting II | 3 |
ACCT 4250 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
ACCT 4300 | Federal Income Tax I | 3 |
Required Courses | ||
ACCT 4400 | Auditing | 3 |
ACCT 6110 | Financial Reporting III | 3 |
ACCT 6340 | Fed Income Tax: Corp | 3 |
MGT 4500 | Legal Environment of Business II | 3 |
Concentration | 9 | |
Choose one of the following: | ||
Audit | ||
Financial Reporting | ||
Taxation | ||
Electives | ||
Select three electives | 9 | |
Total Credits | 44-45 |
1 | If not taken as an undergraduate student. |
2 | ACCT 6030 Contemporary Financial Reporting (3 cr) satisfies the research requirement now mandatory for some states. |
Code | Title | Credits |
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Select three of the following: | 9 | |
Financial Statement Analysis | ||
Advanced Audit | ||
Accounting Ethics, Fraud and Forensic Accounting | ||
Managing Information Technology | ||
Project Management | ||
Applied Business Analytics | ||
Business Strategy and Enterprise Systems | ||
Managing Cybersecurity in Organizations | ||
Big Data in Organizations | ||
Total Credits | 9 |
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Select three of the following: | 9 | |
Contemporary Financial Reporting † | ||
International Accounting | ||
Financial Statement Analysis | ||
Total Credits | 9 |
† | ACCT 6030 Contemporary Financial Reporting (3 cr) satisfies the research requirement now mandatory for some states. |
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Select three of the following: | 9 | |
Fed Income Tax: Flow-Thru Ent | ||
State and Local Taxation | ||
Wealth Preservation | ||
Total Credits | 9 |
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Select three of the following: | 9 | |
Masters in Accounting Study Abroad | ||
Masters in Accounting Internship | ||
Contemporary Financial Reporting 2 | ||
International Accounting | ||
Financial Statement Analysis | ||
Advanced Audit | ||
Accounting Ethics, Fraud and Forensic Accounting | ||
Graduate Reading Course | ||
Accounting Capstone | ||
Independent Study | ||
Total Credits | 9 |
1 | If not taken as an undergraduate student. |
2 | ACCT 6030 Contemporary Financial Reporting (3 cr) satisfies the research requirement now mandatory for some states. |
Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.