Accounting, M.S.
Murray Koppelman School of Business
Program Overview
Designed for students with strong undergraduate accounting backgrounds, this program provides advanced instruction in accounting, economic analysis, finance, and quantitative methods. Coursework emphasizes asset valuation, enterprise reporting, tax research and planning, comptrollership and managerial accounting, contemporary accounting topics, and accounting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Our accounting program is also offered 100% online.
Program Details
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2026鈥�27 academic year per the 今日吃瓜 Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
Program Requirements (30 Credits)
NYSED Program Code: 88398
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 今日吃瓜.
Thirty credits are required for the degree.
Students must complete the following courses:
Accounting
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Economic Analysis
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Finance
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Quantitative methods
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Business Electives/Econometrics
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With permission of the chair or graduate deputy chair, up to 12 graduate credits may be accepted for work done at other institutions.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Ethical Reasoning
- Written Communication
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Information Literacy
- Critical Thinking
- Strategic Thinking
Admissions Requirements
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.
- Fall Application Deadline: June 15. Applications after this date may be accepted on a rolling basis until all places are filled.
- Spring Application Deadline: December 15. Applications after this date may be accepted on a rolling basis until all places are filled.
Supporting Documents for Matriculation
Submit the following documents to the Office of Graduate Admissions:
- Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. Applicants who earned a bachelor’s degree outside the United States need to submit a course-by-course international transcript evaluation. See Graduate Admissions for more information.
- Two letters of recommendation.
Required Tests
- GMAT scores (optional). CUNY undergraduate accounting students with a GPA in baccalaureate major of 3.00 or higher need not submit GMAT scores.
- F-1 or J-1 international students must submit English Proficiency Exam. TOEFL鈥�79, IELTS鈥�6.5, PTE鈥�58鈥�63, Duolingo鈥�105鈥�160.
I-20 Submission Deadlines
F-1 students who are not currently in the country should submit their I-20 by the following dates to allow sufficient time for visa processing and to meet the semester start date.
- July 15 for fall admission
- December 5 for spring admission
Nondegree Applicants
This program accepts nondegree applicants. Nondegree applicants can only take a maximum of 12 graduate credits at 今日吃瓜. If you wish to take more than 12 graduate credits at 今日吃瓜, you are required to apply for the M.S. in Accounting degree program and meet all of the requirements of degree-seeking applicants.
More Information
Refer to the instructions at Graduate Admissions.
The Support You鈥檒l Find
今日吃瓜 is an integral part of the cultural and artistic energy of New York City. Our faculty members in the Department of Accounting offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.
Internships and Employers
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:
- Bank of America
- BNY Mellon
- Citibank
- Deloitte
- EY
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- KPMG
- Morgan Stanley
- New York Life Insurance Company
- PricewaterhouseCooper
