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Accounting, M.Sc.

  • Application Deadline
  • 24 months
    Duration

Overview

Students gain general business knowledge and specialized accounting skills necessary for success. In addition, the program prepares students to pass the CPA Exam, both by covering the content areas of the exam and by satisfying the 150 credit-hour requirement of Pennsylvania and many other U.S. states.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Forensic Accounting
  • Strategic Cost Management
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Business Law
  • Individual Tax Accounting and Planning

Detailed Programme Facts

  • Programme intensity Full-time
    • Full-time duration 24 months
  • Languages
    • English
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  • Delivery mode
    On Campus

English Language Requirements

  • Minimum required score:

    7

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  • Minimum required score:

    100

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General Requirements

  • Application fee of $50.
  • Official transcripts. 
  • Report of the results of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
  • Two letters of recommendation from persons who have known the applicant in academic or professional capacities (at least one from a faculty member is preferred). 
  • International applicants must also submit the following: (a) official academic records accompanied by notarized English translations, including diplomas for degrees earned; (b) test scores in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) 

Tuition Fee

  • International

    24666 USD/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 24666 USD per year and a duration of 24 months.

  • National

    24666 USD/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 24666 USD per year and a duration of 24 months.

  • In-State

    13198 USD/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 13198 USD per year and a duration of 24 months.
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Living costs for Pittsburgh

  • 1148 - 1950 USD/month
    Living Costs

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