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This program requires a total of 36 credits.
This course must be taken within the first 6 credits of study (if required). The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
Complete the following five courses:
Take two of the following for a total of 6 credits:
This is our recommended course sequence to progress through this program. This sequence incorporates course prerequisites and program requirements but does not list course alternatives that may be available. We recommend you take a maximum of 6 credits per term. You cannot take a prerequisite with its subsequent course during the same session. Your plan will be unique and dependent on multiple factors, including the number of credits you transfer to this program.
Contact an advisor if you have any questions about this plan, course alternatives, or your course load limit.
In addition to the specific requirements for this program, we also have general requirements for all our master’s degree programs.
Before enrolling in any graduate accounting course, you must do one of the following:
This program is designed to help prepare students to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Exam and/or obtain initial licensure as a Certified Public Accountant in Maryland. To sit for the CPA Exam in Maryland, a candidate is required to have successfully completed 120 credits toward an accounting degree. Many other states, however, require candidates to successfully complete 150 credits prior to sitting for the CPA Exam.
To obtain initial licensure as a CPA in Maryland and most other states, a candidate is required to have successfully completed 150 credits. Maryland has additional requirements to obtain initial licensure as a CPA, not all of which can be fulfilled through education. Learn more about Maryland's requirements for initial licensure. Students seeking licensure in another state are advised to contact the appropriate licensing board in their state.
Learn more about professional licensure and how to contact your state's licensing board.
Get a head start on your master’s degree by successfully completing our online graduate certificate in accounting. Once you have successfully completed the certificate, you may be able to apply up to 12 credits toward this master's degree. Contact your success coach or academic advisor for more information.
If you completed your undergraduate degree at UMGC with coursework in accounting, an accelerated pathway between UMGC's graduate and undergraduate degree programs in that field may allow you to reduce your total coursework for this program by up to 6 credits.
This program is designed to help prepare you for the following certification exams:
This information is for students who enroll in the 2024–2025 academic year. For prior year requirements for this program or to review UMGC's complete program requirements for a specific academic year, visit our program catalog archive.
Businesses and organizations are seeking skilled, career-oriented leaders who can evaluate operations, systems. and processes and make recommendations to help them optimize their performance. The master’s degree in management with an accounting concentration is designed to help students take data-driven information, analysis, and communication skills and use them to assist organizations’ decision-makers.
Our program directors refresh and update the curriculum regularly, with a focus on helping students achieve the following:
This program is designed to help prepare you for work in an organizational leadership position in accounting. You can expect to gain skills in risk management and analysis, planning, presentations, data analysis, communications, and business strategies. Potential job titles include accountant, management accountant, budget analyst, and certified public accountant.
Throughout your curriculum, your instructors will assign coursework that will help you prioritize real-world skills and experience. In past courses, students in the online master’s degree in management with a concentration in accounting program have been able to complete the following course projects:
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An online master’s degree in management with an accounting concentration can help you gain the skills to be a comptroller, managing partner, or senior accountant. UMGC’s online master’s degree in management with an accounting concentration is a 36-credit program that will teach you how to communicate financial information with decision-makers. You will also gain advanced knowledge in accounting.
UMGC's online master’s degree in management with an accounting concentration is a 36-credit program with courses offered year-round. You can expect to finish the program in two years or less, depending on how many credits you complete each term and the number of credits you may be able to transfer. Plus, if you completed your undergraduate degree at UMGC with coursework in accounting, you may be able to take advantage of an accelerated pathway that could reduce your coursework for this program by up to 6 credits, saving you time and money.
UMGC is committed to keeping our tuition and fees as affordable as possible. The online master’s in management with a concentration in informatics follows the standard graduate program tuition rates, which appear at the top of this webpage. We also offer scholarships for eligible students, an interest-free monthly payment plan, and no-cost digital materials in place of most textbooks to help make your education more affordable.
You don't need to have majored in a specific area to be successful in the online master’s degree in management with an accounting concentration program at UMGC. However, before enrolling in any graduate accounting course at UMGC, you must meet the requirements listed under our Program Admission Requirements above on this page. In addition, you are expected to have a recent background in finance or accounting as well as statistics and to be familiar with Microsoft Excel.
You don't need any certifications to start the online master’s degree in management with an accounting concentration program at UMGC. However, this program can help prepare you for several certifications such as Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), and more.
