University of Utah Master of Accounting: 2027 Review

Score

67.0 of 100

Cost (20%)

3.2 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

9.1 of 10

Completion (15%)

8.5 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

1.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

9.4 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

8.9 of 10

Credits

30

Format

On Campus

Starts

2 starts per year

Time to Finish

8 to 15 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.

Utah's Master of Accounting (MAcc) is 30 credits, and you can finish in eight months. Evening classes let you keep a full-time job. You'll learn Power BI, Tableau, Structured Query Language (SQL), Python and R in the analytics course. Three tracks (audit, tax, industry) shape the rest.

The Master of Accounting sits in the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. You'll find electives in person, online and blended. Core classes meet in the evening. You can start in the fall or spring semester.

• Accounting majors in a hurry: full time, you finish in two semesters.
• Working professionals: you'll find classes mainly in the evening, and part time takes four semesters.
• Career changers: if you didn't major in business, you can meet the prerequisites with self-paced Sophia Learning courses.
• Tax-minded students: your tax track has six tax courses, from partnerships to international tax.
• Strong undergraduates: if you have a 3.5 GPA and have finished the prerequisites, you can use Fast Track.

Four core courses anchor the degree. In MAcc Analytics you'll work with Excel, Power Query, Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python and R. Value and Management Accounting teaches you decision-making with accounting data. Business Valuation uses financial statements to estimate what public companies are worth.

Reading and Interpreting Financial Statements trains you to read them closely. If you pick the Audit track, you'll add Cases and Auditing Systems and IT Risks and Controls. The Tax track includes Tax Research and Partnership Taxation. The Industry track adds Advanced Corporate Finance.

You can also choose electives such as Fraud and Forensic Accounting, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Data Visualization.

The degree is 30 credits. You'll take 12 core credits. Your track adds 6 to 12 credits. Electives fill another 6 to 12. With an accounting undergraduate degree, full time takes you two semesters (8 months). Part time takes four semesters (15 months).

If you apply with a business degree, you'll add 3 to 9 credits of foundational accounting, and you can take them after enrollment. If you lack advanced financial accounting or ethics, the school encourages you to add them as electives for certified public accountant (CPA) licensure.

The school reports tuition of about $1,095 per credit. You're eligible for admission scholarships if you submit by the scholarship deadline for your entry term.

You'll find classes mainly in the evening. The format mixes in-person, online and blended electives. Most students go full time, though you can choose part time. Spring and fall starts both run each year. You'll get free public transit with student status.

The program is AACSB accredited. MAcc Analytics is built to prepare you for the CPA exam, and Corporate and LLC Taxation helps with exam tax questions. Beta Alpha Psi, the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) and the Accounting Club give you professional networks.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

If you're checking outcomes, the School of Accounting says more than 95 percent of MAcc students had jobs within three months of graduating over the past decade. The program page reports a 94 percent or higher employment rate for more than 15 years.

The school says the Big 4 accounting firms rank the program in the top 50 nationally. In 2024 the national Beta Alpha Psi board gave the Eccles chapter Gold status for academics, professionalism and ethical leadership.

• Which of the three tracks fits the firm or role I want?
• Am I eligible for Express Admit or Fast Track?
• Which electives run in blended or online form each term?
• What do Power BI and Alteryx projects look like in MAcc Analytics?

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