概述
Today’s accountants are the backbones of businesses that rely on their expertise to translate financial data into clear and relevant information. 州长的 会计学硕士 (MSA)
will prepare you to meet and adapt to ever-changing technology in the field of accounting while equipping you with the knowledge and skills to communicate financial reports and information as well as governance, 风险, 以及对关键利益相关者的遵从.
在这个节目中, you will obtain the foundational technical knowledge you need as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) while improving your skills in finance, 管理, 审计及鉴证服务, 税收 and business regulatory environments, 会计信息系统. Focus your education by tailoring your graduate studies to your career interests, 是否在管理方面, 税收, 财务规划, 或者一般业务.
实现你的职业目标
As an MSA student, you will fulfill the 150-credit hour requirement to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam—or if you are already a CPA, you will achieve the credential needed to teach at the college level. Chicago is home to three headquarters of large national accounting firms—McGladrey, 均富, 和bdo和房子 14 Global 500 companies in its metropolitan area.
Graduates of GovState's accounting program work in a range of companies and industries including large and medium size public accounting and business consulting firms such as 德勤, 毕马威(KPMG), 克洛诺, 普华永道, BDO, 遗产, 米勒库珀, 希基赫以及较小的当地公司. Other GovState accounting graduates also work in industry, 政府, business consulting services such as Exelon, 泰森食品, 汽车.com和Oracle. Some GovState accounting graduates choose to start their own accounting firm or advance into roles of 管理 or executive leadership within organizations.
Our AACSB-accredited 商学院 has structured a curriculum that will provide you the global knowledge needed in the South Chicagoland region and beyond.
Why Get a 会计学硕士?
在接下来的二十年里, a rapid evolutionary change will create unprecedented opportunities for accounting professionals. 的 National Association of 大学 and Employers (NACE) reports that about “half a million accounting jobs—likely including a breadth of entry-, 中期, senior-level positions—will need to be filled from 2014 to 2024.”
As of 2023, the national average 工资 for entry-level accountants is $61,600 平均范围为 $50,901– $73,445 (工资.com). Chicago’s average 工资 for accountants is $64,900.
交付的格式
Achieve your 会计学硕士 in as little as 18 months. 州长的 33-credit hour MSA is offered in a fully on-campus or hybrid format. Flexible evening classes along with virtual online classes allow you to customize your schedule to fit the demands of your daily life.
5年MSA
的 5年MSA入学跟踪 will prepare students for professional accounting
positions in public accounting firms as well as other positions in
industry, 政府, nonprofit organizations. 学生将获得
their BS degree at GovState after completing 120 credit hours and their MS
degree after completing 33 additional credit hours. 本科
Accounting majors at 十大电子游艺注册立大学 may elect to enroll in
this track, once they have reached “junior” status.
史黛西克鲁克
Many of the faculty were adjuncts and had real world experience. 的y were able to bring what they were doing in the field into the classroom. I already had my 工商管理硕士 and experiences at firms like Jackson National Life and Northern Trust when I got to Governors State, but my time there really helped me to move forward. After graduation, AAM promoted me from Assistant Vice President to Vice President. I further advanced to Director of Investment Accounting in 2017.
Dr. TJ Wang, Associate Professor of Accounting
I have always told my students, ‘You’ll never know until you take the first step.“在我在GSU任职期间, I have seen many first-generation students who have taken their first step towards getting a BSA and/or MSA and made a better life for themselves. “一切皆有可能，”我常说.