Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
NDSU's College of Business maintains the highest possible accreditation—a designation reserved for the top 6% of business schools in the world—awarded through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Program Overview
Our Master of Accountancy (MAcc) is a non-thesis, professional program designed for students who wish to begin or accelerate their careers in public accounting, private industry, fraud investigation, and/or cost management. It is delivered face-to-face in Barry Hall, located in downtown Fargo. Qualified students may complete the program in 11 months. Conversely, students are welcome to earn their degree on part-time basis if it is a better fit for their schedule.
Students with undergraduate degrees in other areas of business or even unrelated to business may apply to the graduate program once they have completed the prerequisite accounting core courses, which include Intermediate Accounting I and II, Cost Accounting, Individual Taxation, and Audit I.
We prepare students to start and advance their accounting careers by developing their:
- Technical Competency
- Critical Thginking
- Analytical Skills
We develop our students' ability to address complex matters:
- Identify accounting issues
- Research appropriate standards and tax law
- Analyze data
- Present possible solutions
- Recommend actions
We enhance our graduates' ability to pass professional certifications, such as:
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Program Resources
Contact
Click below to hear from some of our MAcc alumni
Brady Miller, CPA
Bremer Bank
Crystal Boyd, CFE
Titan Machinery