Texas A&M University-College Station Master of Science in Accounting: 2027 Review

Score

72.3 of 100, rank 11 of 50

Cost (20%)

2.2 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

8.9 of 10

Completion (15%)

9.7 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

4.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

10.0 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

9.6 of 10

Cost per Credit

$1,278 per credit

Credits

36

Tuition

$46,000

Format

Fully Online, On Campus

Terms

8 weeks

Time to Finish

24 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.

Texas A&M's Flex Online MS in Accounting moves one class at a time: a new class every eight weeks, 36 credits in two years. Becker's certified public accountant (CPA) review questions are included, and the coursework covers all three core CPA sections plus the discipline section you choose.

The James Benjamin Department of Accounting in Mays Business School offers the Master of Science in Accounting as a Flex Online degree. It's non-thesis, part time and fully online, built for working professionals and career changers. You move through it in a cohort.

• Career changers from another field, who start with foundational core courses and then pick an audit or tax track.
• Accounting graduates, who follow the Advanced Accounting track with electives from both audit and tax.
• Working professionals who want one class at a time instead of a stacked course load.
• Texas residents who want a flat, all-inclusive price.
• CPA candidates who want practice questions and application advising built in.

Core courses include Financial Reporting I and II, Auditing and Income Tax. Accounting Data Analytics teaches you to form business questions and pull financial data to answer them. Accounting Ethics works through objectivity and independence. Accounting Communication for Working Professionals covers memos, client letters and presentations.

Electives let you reach into Corporate Taxation I, Accounting Information Systems, International Accounting and Business Application Modeling in Excel. You choose an Audit track, a Tax track or the Advanced Accounting track. Career changers can start with Introduction to Financial Accounting.

Staff enroll you in classes after reviewing your transcripts and interests.

You earn 36 credit hours in two years by taking one class every eight weeks. The catalog sets 36 hours as the minimum for the non-thesis degree. You can transfer the greater of 12 credit hours or one-third of the degree plan, with a grade of B or better. Texas Pathway B allows licensure with an undergraduate accounting degree, and the school says this program adds advanced study on top.

The Flex Online price for Texas residents is a flat $46,000 that covers tuition, fees, required electronic textbooks and software. Spread over 36 credit hours, that's about $1,278 a credit. If you live outside Texas, ask the program team for an estimate.

Classes run in eight-week terms, with one class at a time. You join weekly live virtual sessions in a cohort. You also attend one two-day session on campus at the start of your first year. The same faculty who teach the on-campus programs teach the online courses.

Mays Business School is AACSB accredited. You get access to Becker CPA Review Course questions. The program also offers advising on the CPA application. Texas A&M lists the program among its routes to Texas State Board-approved accounting coursework for CPA eligibility. Career Management Center coaching and the Aggie Network are open to students.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

U.S. News & World Report's 2026 Best Online Programs ranked the Mays online master's in business programs, a group that includes this degree, No. 3 overall. The school says its Career Management Center has a proven record of helping students find jobs soon after graduation.

• Which track fits my background: Audit, Tax or Advanced Accounting?
• Which foundational courses would I take first if I'm switching fields?
• How many of my graduate credits can transfer in at a B or better?
• When does the two-day campus session happen in the first year?
• How do the Becker questions fit into each eight-week class?

• Best Master's Programs #11 of 50
• Best Online Programs #6 of 25
• Best Online Master's Programs #6 of 25
• Accounting Programs in Texas #1 of 3

• San Diego State University #9 of 50
• California State University-Northridge #10 of 50
• University of Florida #12 of 50
• University of Hartford #13 of 50

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