Master of Accountancy in Vermillion United States | University of South Dakota

University of South Dakota | Vermillion United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD 12,768
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
18 months

As a Master of Accountancy student at USD, you'll gain the skills needed for a successful career in public accounting. Our program focuses on developing decision-making abilities, problem-solving techniques, and an understanding of business's societal role while fostering leadership qualities, social responsibility, and critical thinking. You'll acquire comprehensive knowledge in accounting, finance, and related disciplines, opening doors to careers in auditing, taxation, financial planning, management consulting, and beyond. Leverage USD's strong accounting network to connect with leading regional and global employers who frequently recruit on campus. Accounting graduates consistently achieve some of the highest job placement rates within the Beacom School of Business.
Our specialized accounting curriculum prepares students for public accounting careers while fulfilling the 150-hour educational requirement for CPA licensure in most states (specific requirements vary). The fully online flexible option allows working professionals to enhance their careers without leaving their current positions.


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Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.0

Qualification Requirements

Official transcript(s) verifying receipt of an undergraduate degree and previous graduate credit (in English or with translation). Transcripts must be complete (e.g., if currently enrolled, work-in-progress coursework must be included, foreign transcripts must include a grading scale, and for countries that issue, copy of degree certificate/diploma i.e., India, Nepal, etc.). The USD Graduate School and/or academic units retain the right to require credential evaluations from organizations, such as Educational Credential Evaluators/World Education Services (ECE/WES), for a student if such an evaluation is deemed necessary.
Baccalaureate degree must be from an institution with institutional accreditation for that degree. A minimum undergraduate cumulative GPAof 2.85 on conferred degree and/or graduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better, based on a 4.0 scale, on all graduate coursework is required for full admission. Each graduate program may admit students on provisional status per university policy.
Applicants with degrees from countries other than the United States who have obtained a high school diploma, undergraduate, or graduate degree from an institutionally accredited American college or university or from an accredited institution in the approved list of English-speaking countries are not required to submit an approved English proficiency exam score. For all other applicants with degrees from other countries, a minimum score of 79 on the Internet-Based TOEFL (iBT), 550 on the Paper-Based TOEFL (PBT), 8.5 on the TOEFL Essentials, 6.0 on the IELTS Academic, 53 on the PTE, or 110 on Duolingo is required for graduate admission.

Tuition USD 12,768

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