University of Florida Master of Accounting: 2027 Review

Score

70.4 of 100, rank 12 of 50

Cost (20%)

3.0 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

8.6 of 10

Completion (15%)

9.6 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

2.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

10.0 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

9.9 of 10

Credits

34

Format

On Campus

Terms

7 weeks

Starts

3 starts per year

Time to Finish

12 to 16 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.

UF's Master of Accounting packs a graduate audit or tax sequence into seven-week modules, so you can start in summer or fall and finish in one year. You don't need the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE). You can also pursue a joint Juris Doctor and master's program with the Levin College of Law.

The Fisher School of Accounting offers this master's inside the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Classes meet in person on campus. The business school is AACSB accredited.

• Accounting majors who want audit depth: Auditing 1 and 2 anchor your Auditing concentration.
• Future tax specialists: you can choose the Tax concentration, then add corporate, partnership or international tax.
• Applicants who'd rather skip entrance tests, since you don't need a GMAT or GRE score.
• Students planning law school who want both degrees through the joint law and accounting program.
• Students who like data work: you can build machine learning models and present findings with visualization tools.

Once you're admitted, you pick Auditing, Tax or no concentration. The two Auditing courses, ACG 5637 and ACG 5647, cover the audit process. TAX 5025 and TAX 5027 are the two-part tax sequence. Advanced Accounting handles business combinations.

Governmental Accounting covers state, local and nonprofit reporting. Forensic Accounting surveys fraud work. Data Analytics for Accounting applies analytics to accounting records. Other options include Partnership Taxation, International Auditing and Information Systems Assurance. You can add a graduate minor in Information Systems and Operations Management.

The program requires 34 credit hours, 28 of them at the graduate level. A summer or fall start finishes in one year. A spring start takes 16 months. You'll typically attend class four days a week. Applicants with a non-accounting degree take about 2.5 to 3 years, prep coursework included. UF's 3/2 route reaches a joint bachelor's and master's in five years, counting as 150 hours.

UF reports $1,139 per credit to federal data. The school posts 2026-2027 tuition and fees of $18,106 for Florida residents. Fisher also makes one-time master's awards each year, 20 to 40 of them, for students who did their bachelor's at UF. They run from $2,500 to $4,000.

You attend in Gainesville. Courses run in seven-week modules with no final exam week. The program admits students in fall, spring and summer. Graduate breakout rooms let you split into small groups for case work.

The Warrington College of Business holds AACSB accreditation. The school says many master's graduates go on to become licensed certified public accountants (CPAs), and it publishes Fisher alumni CPA results. The faculty include the Cook/Deloitte Professor and the director of the International Accounting and Auditing Center.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

A recent graduate of the bachelor's and master's told the school the professors care about students and give personal support. UF reports that the 2024-2025 master's class earned 95% job placement and an $80,000 median starting salary, with a $5,000 median bonus.

The school also reports that first-time CPA candidates holding an advanced degree passed at 81.3%, and that Big 4 firms were among the top Warrington employers in 2024-2025. A KPMG-employed 2023 graduate credited Fisher faculty and resources for early career success.

• Which prep auditing and tax courses should I finish before I start?
• How do the Auditing and Tax concentrations differ in electives and recruiting?
• How do the seven-week modules fit with spring internships?
• What does the joint law and accounting timeline look like with the Levin College of Law?

• Best Master's Programs #12 of 50
• Accounting Programs in Florida #2 of 3

• California State University-Northridge #10 of 50
• Texas A&M University-College Station #11 of 50
• University of Hartford #13 of 50
• University of Massachusetts-Lowell #14 of 50

Also at University of Florida: our bachelor's program review