University of North Alabama Abroms and Associates Master of Accountancy: 2027 Review

Score

65.3 of 100

Cost (20%)

8.5 of 10

Completion (15%)

2.8 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

7.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

8.0 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

4.8 of 10

Cost per Credit

$495 per credit

Credits

30

Tuition

$14,850

Format

Fully Online, On Campus

Time to Finish

12 to 30 months

Accreditation

AACSB (confirmed on the official list)

See exactly how we score on the methodology page. We checked the school's figures on October 7, 2026.

North Alabama supplies the coursework beyond a bachelor's that you need toward the 150 hours for the certified public accountant (CPA) exam. It comes in a 30-hour degree you can finish fully remote. Its fraud, data analytics and controllership electives, plus short one-credit exam-topic courses, let you tailor the last 12 hours.

The Sanders College of Business and Technology at the University of North Alabama offers the Abroms and Associates Master of Accountancy from Florence. The school delivers it fully online or on campus.

• You're an accounting graduate short of 150 hours. The MAcc provides the remaining courses if you have the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in accounting.
• You're a working professional. You can pick part-time pacing and start in fall, spring or summer, or in the second eight-week term of fall or spring.
• You don't have an accounting bachelor's. You can complete up to 15 hours of undergraduate prerequisites chosen with the MAcc recruiter.
• You want to investigate fraud. You can take Fraud Examination, which covers topics common on the Certified Fraud Examiner exam.

The core is 18 hours, and you choose 12 hours of electives. You begin with MAcc Essentials, a one-credit course on succeeding in the online environment, accounting certifications, career planning and graduate writing. Advanced Tax Accounting covers planning techniques for individual taxpayers and business entities.

Advanced Auditing applies audit standards to cases and stresses auditing of computer systems. Research in Accounting teaches you to search authoritative databases and communicate solutions. Electives include Fraud Examination, Controllership, Business Combinations and Data Mining and Analytics for Accountants. Among the electives are four one-credit AC Issues courses.

Three of them count toward the degree, and you don't have to take them in the same semester.

The MAcc is 30 semester hours. The school lists 12 to 18 months full time. Part time, it lists 24 to 30 months. You can start in fall, spring or summer, with second eight-week starts in fall and spring.

Undergraduates in the Accelerated Master's Program can take up to nine graduate hours at the undergraduate rate. Most states, including Alabama, require 150 semester hours before you can be licensed as a CPA, and this degree provides the remaining coursework.

Your online graduate tuition is $495 per credit, plus a $105 per hour college fee. The school also mentions scholarship opportunities you can look into.

You can complete the degree 100% online or on campus in Florence. A current student told a Birmingham news site that the fully remote format was a big selling point. A few electives, such as Business Analysis and Reporting, are face-to-face only. Many courses run in one season: Advanced Tax Accounting in fall, Advanced Auditing in spring, Fraud Examination in summer.

The Sanders College is AACSB accredited, and the university holds accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The MAcc prepares you for the CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner exams. The AC Issues courses review practice topics in business environments, regulation, auditing and financial reporting.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

A current MAcc student profiled in a sponsored Birmingham news feature in 2021 said North Alabama had remote learning down to an art. A 2020 graduate on the school page says the classes focus on heavily tested CPA topics. Reviewers on OnlineU in 2026 said small classes give a closer connection to professors and classmates. On that same page, 93% of reviewers said the degree improved their career prospects.

• Which elective mix fits the CPA exam versus the Certified Fraud Examiner exam?
• Which of my undergraduate accounting courses would the MAcc recruiter require as prerequisites?
• Which electives are face-to-face only, and which run in my start semester?

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