Accounting

Overview

In Franklin University's accredited Accounting master's program, you’ll acquire an executive skill set that prepares you to advance into an accounting leadership position. In addition to gaining skills employers are actively seeking in the critical areas of financial accounting and management control systems, you’re able to bolster your master’s degree in accounting by pursuing courses in one of our two highly-relevant suggested pathways.

In our taxation pathway, you’ll explore pertinent topics such as corporate and individual taxation, pass through entities, and gift and estate taxes, while our financial operations pathway exposes you to integral concepts that include forensic accounting, auditing and data mining, risk analysis and management, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. You will also have the ability to customize your pathway to reach your personal goals. Whichever you choose, you’ll be well prepared to move into advanced-skill, leadership positions, such as CFO, controller, internal auditor, or accounting manager.

Key Features

At Franklin, you’ll conveniently earn a high-value degree in 17 months at an affordable cost. Franklin University's transfer-friendly Master's in Accounting program is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), the leader in outcomes-based accreditation in business, so you know you're earning a respected degree with value in the workplace. 

At the completion of your coursework and depending upon your undergraduate program, you'll also have the required hours and foundational knowledge needed to sit for professional accounting certification exams, such as the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation.

Plus our small, personalized classes introduce you to a valuable professional peer network. You’ll learn with—and from—your peers in interactive classes comprised of a diverse set of students ranging in age, industry, talent, and experience.