Master of Accounting program

About the Master of Accounting degree

Accountants are the business world’s quality control, green-lighting professionals, ready to comb through statements. Day to day, they report on their company’s finances and ensure its departments follow all related regulations.

Beyond these key responsibilities, data analytics, information systems and artificial intelligence increasingly serve as their trusted assistants.

As you prepare for this role, the Fisher School MAcc degree highlights where your growing knowledge fits within the expansive scope of business:

• Deepen your financial analysis and reporting foundation.
• Develop special knowledge in taxation.
• Think about accounting theories in multiple industry contexts.
• Get practice with standard analytical tools and learn to integrate AI into accounting processes.
• Access numerous opportunities to expand your network.

Explore the detailed curriculum in our Auditing, Tax or non concentration options.

Eager to further explore the potential of data? Add an Information Systems and Operations Management graduate minor to your degree plan.

Postbaccalaureate status

The postbaccalaureate program is designed for students who have earned an undergraduate degree in an area other than accounting and need to complete the prerequisites necessary to pursue a Master of Accounting.  Interested candidates should be aware that pursuing the MAcc via the Post-Bac. program will involve approximately 2.5-3 years coursework taken in-person.

AI and analytics

Warrington integrates artificial intelligence and data analytics training into all graduate programs. Beyond simply introducing the technologies, we highlight their business applications for today’s results-driven and ultra-streamlined world. This includes harnessing these capabilities to increase revenue, improve productivity and reduce operational costs.

Our Master of Accounting students:

• Learn the languages and techniques for analyzing accounting data.
• Understand how to extract data from public sources.
• Prepare to translate raw numbers into performance metrics and strategies.
• Develop machine learning-based models to retrieve detailed insights from large data sets.
• Explore the systems and technologies for storing financial data and their risks.
• Become familiar with visualization tools to present and communicate their findings.

Scholarships and financial aid

Attended UF as undergraduates

Thanks to the generous support of numerous donors, the Fisher School of Accounting administers several awards for students pursuing a Master of Accounting degree. The amounts, number, and source of awards vary from year to year.

Academic performance, particularly in upper-division accounting coursework, is emphasized in selecting recipients. Generally, 20 to 40 one-time cash awards are made in amounts ranging from $2,500 to $4,000.

To be considered for graduate awards, students should complete and submit an Application for Graduate Awards, which is available from mid-November to February 1.

Completing this application makes the student eligible for all available endowed scholarships and fellowships. Finalists for awards will be mailed an invitation in mid- to late-March to attend the annual Awards Banquet in April where the winners will be announced. The cash proceeds will be disbursed during the first week of Fall classes.

MAcc students should also complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Some scholarships/fellowships awarded by the Fisher School require the student to have a financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships. The school can only verify student need if you have completed the FAFSA.

Attended other universities as undergraduates

Students entering the MAcc program from another undergraduate institution may be eligible for program scholarships and fellowships. To obtain one of these awards, a student needs to be enrolled in the Spring semester to apply, and the following Fall semester to receive the award, if offered.

Students who begin the program in the Summer or Fall semester, and graduate the following Spring or Summer, are not eligible. The length of the program varies from student to student and depends in large part on the preparatory courses completed prior to enrolling.

The program does not offer graduate teaching or research assistantships.

Admission requirements

The MAcc program is not offered in an online format. Classes are offered face-to-face in Gainesville. Students typically attend class four days per week. The program admits students during the fall, spring, and summer terms. Minimum standards that must be met to be considered for admission include:

• Bachelor degree, or equivalent. International applicants may be required to have their academic credentials evaluated by private evaluation services to establish academic equivalency. Review the list of approved private evaluation services.
• GPA of at least 3.0 (rounding not permitted) calculated on all courses taken after the student reaches 60 hours. For applicants who earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida, only UF courses will be included, unless those courses were taken after the bachelor’s degree was awarded.
• GPA of at least 3.0 for all accounting courses numbered 3000 and above:
  • Applicants must have, at a minimum, completed 12 upper-division credits of accounting including coverage of a minimum of: 6 credits of financial accounting, 3 credits of cost & managerial accounting, and 3 credits of accounting information systems. For more information, view our entire preparatory course requirements (Note: If admitted, the student will still have to satisfy all unmet preparatory course requirements).
  • Once a student has earned a “C” grade in these courses, repeats of the same course will not be computed in the student’s accounting GPA if the repeat grade is higher than a “C-.”
  • It is strongly recommended that upper-division accounting preparatory courses be taken at an AASCB-accredited school.
• Foreign applicants who are not exempt under university guidelines must complete the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System). Scores may not be combined from multiple attempts at a test. In other words, minimum scores must be attained on all sections of the same exam administration. There are no exceptions to the minimum TOEFL and IELTS requirements listed below.
  • TOEFL: 100 (Total)/26 (Listening), 17 (Writing), 20 (Reading), 23 (Speaking)
  • IELTS: 7.0 (Total)/7.0 (Listening), 7.0 (Writing), 7.0 (Reading), 7.0 (Speaking)

• Submit 3 letters of recommendation attesting to the applicant’s likelihood of success in graduate studies.
• GMAT/GRE: The Master of Accounting program does not require a GMAT/GRE score. Applicants who have taken the GMAT are welcome to submit their scores if they feel outstanding scores will enhance their applications. GRE scores will not be considered.

Policies relating to MAcc program admissions

Meeting the minimum standards does not guarantee admission into the Fisher School. Admission is selective. In addition to the published admission requirements, admission decisions consider other important attributes such as, but not limited to, the academic reputation of the undergraduate program attended, the pattern of repeated coursework, drops, withdrawals, preparatory course deficiencies, or the completion of graduate coursework required to be completed in the MAcc.

Special admissions will only be considered where a student has a genuinely outstanding admissions test score or undergraduate record, or has other unique qualifications that are considered to offset a minor deficiency in one of the eligibility standards.

Please note: With very few exceptions, only currently-enrolled MAcc students may take MAcc courses, and in no circumstance may a non-degree seeking student take a MAcc class.

Interested in the joint JD/MAcc program? Review all requirements and deadlines before submitting your applications.