Indiana University-Bloomington Master of Science in Accounting With Data and Analytics: 2027 Review

Score

64.5 of 100

Cost (20%)

1.9 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

10.0 of 10

Completion (15%)

7.8 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

0.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

9.5 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

9.5 of 10

Credits

30

Format

On Campus

Terms

16 weeks

Accreditation

AACSB (confirmed on the official list)

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

Kelley's one-year master's mixes accounting with data analytics and puts you on a student team for a semester-long fall consulting project for a local business. Your electives include a Deloitte learning lab with a New York trip and a policy course that goes to Washington, D.C.

The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington offers the Master of Science in Accounting with Data and Analytics. It's a two-semester program taught in residence on the Bloomington campus, and it carries a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) designation.

• If you're a future certified public accountant (CPA) who wants data skills, the curriculum integrates data analytics with advanced accounting.
• If you don't have a business degree, you can still apply, though prerequisites come first.
• If you're a current IU Bloomington undergraduate, the Accelerated Master's Program lets you apply in your junior year.
• If you're an international student on an F-1 or J-1 visa, the STEM designation allows a stay of up to three years.
• If you want a Big Four recruiting pipeline, graduates have been recruited by Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC.

You take at least 30 credit hours over one academic year. In the fall you join a student team, mixed with second-year 3/2 MBA students, for a semester-long field consulting project for an area business. Electives let you pick courses in assurance, data analytics, risk management and taxation. The Deloitte Assurance Learning Lab includes a two-day trip to New York City.

Past trips have visited the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), Federal Reserve, New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. The Washington Campus Accounting and Public Policy course takes three days in Washington, D.C. There you can meet policy makers and administrators of agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the PCAOB.

The degree is one academic year in two semesters, with at least 30 credit hours. Current IU Bloomington students can apply to the Accelerated Master's Program during their junior year. The school says the program satisfies the 150-hour requirement to sit for the CPA exam in most states. It also says the program meets the educational requirements to apply for the exam in Indiana.

Indiana University reports a charge of about $1,331 per credit. More than half of admitted students have received merit-based financial awards, and every admitted student is considered automatically.

This is an in-residence program on the Bloomington campus, and classes run across two semesters. You work in teams on the fall consulting project and travel for the New York and Washington electives. Career coaches help with resumes and interview skills, and Kelley's career services stay available for the rest of your professional life.

The Kelley School of Business is AACSB accredited. The program prepares you for the CPA exam and covers careers in assurance, corporate finance, data analytics, risk management and taxation. The school says its Graduate Accounting Program will help you work out exam eligibility in the jurisdiction you pick.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

One graduate quoted by the school says an MS in Accounting from Kelley shows employers you're serious about investing in your studies. Another describes feeling like part of a family in the program.

The school reports that 93.6% of its students have a job in their field within six months of graduating. It also says 175+ companies recruit Kelley graduate students on campus each year, and that student consulting work for NSWC Crane drew recognition from the Pentagon.

• Which prerequisites do you need before starting, and how long do they take?
• How are fall consulting project teams formed, and which businesses have been clients?
• Which electives fit an assurance path, and which fit data analytics?
• How does the Accelerated Master's Program work for a junior?
• How does the merit review work, and when will you hear?

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