G E N E R A L
30-CREDIT PROGRAM
(PUBLIC/TAX ACCOUNTING TRACKS)
16 CREDITS: CORE COURSES
14 CREDITS: ELECTIVE COURSES
(INTERNAL AUDIT TRACK ONLY)
22 CREDITS: CORE COURSES
8 CREDITS: ELECTIVE COURSES
PRIORITY DEADLINES
October 15, 2015
November 15, 2015
January 10, 2016
February 15, 2016
After February 15 – Rolling Admissions
TUITION FALL 2015
$1,538 per credit (In-state)
$1,853 per credit (Out-of-state/International)
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Limited financial assistance is available in the form of graduate
assistantships or scholarships.
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree
Online application, including résumé, essay,
video response and fee ($75)
Official transcripts from all undergraduate
and graduate schools attended
One letter of recommendation
GMAT or GRE test scores (recommended)
TOEFL or IELTS score
(if English is not applicant’s official language)
APPLY TODAY
CALL: 301-405-2559
EMAIL: masters@rhsmith.umd.edu
VISIT: rhsmith.umd.edu/ms/accounting
ACCOUNTING
INTERNAL
A U D I T
P U B L I C
ACCOUNTING
TA X AT I O N
MARYLAND
S M I T H
S C H O O L
AUDITING
G L O B A L
P O L I C Y
COACHING
DODD-FRANK
RISK MANAGEMENT
2303 Van Munching Hall
College Park, MD 20742
U.S. SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE
MSA
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Tracks in Internal Auditing,
Public Accounting and Taxation
12 or 16 months
Day and evening classes
Dedicated career programming
from our Office of Career Services
Key topics include:
Internal auditing application
and practice
Forensic auditing and its role
in fraud prevention, deterrence,
detection and control
Business ethics for
accountants and auditors
Current trends in
corporate governance
Hiring demand is up
for accounting graduates*
Why choose Smith?
in Accounting
GREAT SCHOOL
44%
#5
Public business school
(Bloomberg Businessweek, 2014)
#49
Business school (world)
(Financial Times, 2015)
#4
Faculty
4th
in academic
excellence and
business research
(CEOWORLD, 2014)
55k
GREAT NETWORK
This innovative program graduates
for the expanded role accounting
now plays in consulting,
information management and
strategic planning.
Developed by Smith’s world-class
faculty, the Master of Science
confidently take on the
challenges of today’s era of
31,000
heightened accountability
57,000
career. You’ll be able
Alumni worldwide
*from GMAC®, 2015 Corporate
Recruiters Survey Report
Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.
in Accounting will help you
Alumni regionally
Median starting salary for Master of
Accounting graduates in the U.S.
graduate accounting program offered by the Robert H.
professionals who are prepared
(The Economist, 2015)
$
The Master of Science in Accounting is the flagship
highly trained accounting
GREAT FACULTY
44% of employers worldwide plan to hire
Master of Accounting graduates, an increase
of 42% from last year.
Master of Science
as you advance your
organization — and your
to carry out the
rigorous internal
auditing required to
meet today’s strict
corporate governance
and other accounting
and auditing standards.
Chen Zhang
MS in Accounting graduate
Now at EY