MASTER OF ACCOUNTING WITH DATA ANALYTICS
PREPARING FUTURE ACCOUNTANTS
The Master of Accounting with Data Analytics (MAC) is a highly specialized program that integrates data analytics with other essential skills - valuation, risk, tax, fraud, and qualitative skills - to prepare students to become multi-dimensional accountants.
MAC offers a highly specialized program where accounting courses incorporate the latest thinking on data analytics. Students also complete courses in leadership and negotiation in preparation for longer-term advancement opportunities. The 30-credit MAC program provides students with advanced industry-specific credits which, when pooled with the appropriate undergraduate course work, results in exceptional knowledge in addition to the hours necessary to earn a CPA license. As an added bonus, the program also offers highly discounted access to Becker CPA Exam Review materials. You can view professional licensure disclosures provided by the university which goes into further detail regarding this preparation.
PROGRAM FORMAT
- Focus on audit and advisory services
- Two semesters, full-time
- In-person classes
- Start in fall or spring
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Earnest Pettway '15 VSB and '17 MAC
"This program gave me the foundational tools necessary to be successful as an entry-level auditor in the Big 4, as well as providing me with the skills needed to perform a variety of accounting services that made me an extremely marketable prospect to various employers."
