Florida International University Master of Accounting: 2027 Review

Score

73.7 of 100, rank 6 of 50

Cost (20%)

3.8 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

8.6 of 10

Completion (15%)

9.0 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

5.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

9.8 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

8.1 of 10

Credits

30

Format

Hybrid, Online, On Campus

Starts

1 start per year

Time to Finish

10 months

Accreditation

AACSB (confirmed on the official list)

AACSB Accounting

Accounting accreditation listed by AACSB

See exactly how we score on the methodology page. We checked the school's figures on October 8, 2026.

FIU lets you choose a major inside the Master of Accounting, either Taxation or Audit and Data Intelligence. The hybrid version finishes in 10 months and meets two evenings a week, so you can reach the 30-hour Florida licensing mark within a year.

The School of Accounting in the Chapman Graduate School of Business at Florida International University offers this Master of Accounting in Miami. You can take the hybrid version, which blends on-campus and online classes, or a separate online version.

• If you're aiming at Florida certified public accountant (CPA) licensure, this master's satisfies the 30 credit hours beyond a bachelor's degree that Florida requires.
• If you want tax depth, the Taxation major includes Estate Planning, Taxation of Pass-Through Entities and Principles of International Taxation.
• If you want to be an auditor, the Audit and Data Intelligence major covers Fraud Examination and Current Issues in Auditing. It also covers a technology, control and audit course on accounting information systems (AIS).
• If you like a fixed group, the program is a cohort-based, lock-step model.
• If you want firm contact early, student chapters sit inside the School of Accounting. They include Beta Alpha Psi, the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) and the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA).

Everyone takes Value Added Accounting Practices, Global Accounting, Auditing, Financial Strategy, and Accounting and Quantitative Methods. Then you pick a major. The Taxation major adds courses like Tax Research, Practice and Procedure, State and Local Taxation and Tax Policy. The Audit and Data Intelligence major adds Business Analysis and Valuation, Accounting Research and Reporting and Advanced Managerial Accounting. The school says the curriculum keeps pace with automation and data visualization.

The hybrid version lasts 10 months and begins each fall. The online version is 30 credit hours across 12 months, with two courses in each eight-week session, and begins each spring. It's designed for you if you already hold a Bachelor of Accounting from a U.S. accredited school.

FIU lists hybrid tuition of about $36,000 for Florida residents and $39,000 for non-residents, and you'd pay about $1,002 per credit.

The hybrid version meets in person on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the MMC campus, with the rest of the work online. Because the evening sessions are fixed, you can plan work around them. You'll move through the courses with the same cohort.

The School of Accounting holds AACSB accreditation, which FIU says only about 1 percent of accounting schools worldwide have. You also get access to the Becker CPA Course for exam preparation.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

Students on Niche praise professors who are committed to student success. A student on Reddit in 2025 said the program offers good help with internships and advice on transitioning after college. An alumnus in 2024 said FIU is a target school for accounting and described landing a Big Four offer along with several others.

FIU's School of Accounting annual report quotes a PwC employer saying the firm has a huge FIU alumni base. The school's news page reported that 43 students were interviewing with major employers before fall classes began. FIU's Beta Alpha Psi chapter earned Gold Chapter status for the tenth year in a row, according to a 2023 college news story.

• Which major, Taxation or Audit and Data Intelligence, matches the CPA sections you plan to sit first?
• How do the Tuesday and Thursday evening sessions fit around a full-time internship?
• How is the Becker CPA Course scheduled alongside your classes?
• Which firms visit for the Beta Alpha Psi events, and when?

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