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While a bachelor’s degree suffices for many entry-level accounting and auditing roles, a master’s degree in accounting will help advance your career as an accountant. Designed for those who have a bachelor’s degree in accounting, this AACSB-accredited program qualifies you for New York State certified public accountant (CPA) licensure. Fully online and asynchronous, the program can be completed in one year on your own schedule. This program will provide you with a valuable credential and bolster your analytical and financial acumen.
Our highly regarded Master of Science in accounting program will prepare you for CPA licensure. This program is registered with the New York State Education Department as meeting the 150-semester-hour requirement for CPA candidates.
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2024–25 academic year per the Brooklyn College Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
This program is registered with the New York State Education Department as meeting the 150-semester-hour requirement for CPA candidates. Students who complete the program may sit for the CPA examination. Coursework emphasizes asset valuation and related problems of enterprise reporting, tax research and planning, comptrollership and managerial accounting, contemporary accounting topics, and accounting requirements of the SEC. Applicants must have course work equivalent to the B.S. in accounting at Brooklyn College.
This 30-credit graduate program in accounting requires students to complete the following courses online.
Applicants must have earned a 120-credit bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 15 credits in accounting and 24 credits in general business electives.
Submit the following documents to the Office of Graduate Admissions:
This program accepts nondegree applicants. Nondegree applicants can only take a maximum of 12 graduate credits at Brooklyn College. If you wish to take more than 12 graduate credits at Brooklyn College, you are required to apply for the M.S. in Accounting degree program and meet all of the requirements of degree seeking applicants
Refer to the instructions at Graduate Admissions.
220 Whitehead Hall E: john.paul@brooklyn.cuny.edu P: 718.951.5000, ext. 2644
Or contact:
222 West Quad Center 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210 E: grads@brooklyn.cuny.edu P: 718.951.4536
Mondays–Fridays, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
To make an appointment with a graduate admissions counselor, visit:
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Brooklyn College is an integral part of the cultural and artistic energy of New York City. Our faculty members in Accounting offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.
Through job fairs, the internship database, and internship panels, the Magner Career Center gives students in the accounting M.S. program access to career opportunities at a wide variety of employers, including:
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