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Master of Professional Accountancy

USA

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What will I learn?

Earning a Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA/MPAc) degree can enhance your skills as a professional accountant, boost your accounting career path, and prepare you to become a leader in professional accounting. MPAc student headshot 2023
The University of California, Riverside (UCR), Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc) degree program is a smart choice to help you achieve your personal and professional goals. UCR’s Master of Professional Accountancy program provides you with advanced professional accountancy education in auditing and assurance, taxation, cost and managerial accounting, accounting information systems, and ethics.

Our professional accountancy degree program will provide you with the knowledge to meet the State of California Board of Accountancy education standards required for the following exams:

Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified Management Accountant® (CMA)
Certified Internal Auditor® (CIA)
Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA)
Holding one or more of these professional certifications will provide a wide array of professional accountant job opportunities for you.

Which department am I in?

School of Business

Study options

Full Time (9 Months)

Tuition fees
US$63,360.00 per year
Health Insurance Fee - 1793.55
Start date

September 2026

Venue

Main Campus

900 University Avenue,

Riverside,

California,

92521, West, United States

Full Time (9 Months)

Tuition fees
US$63,360.00 per year
Health Insurance Fee - 1793.55
Start date

September 2027

Venue

Main Campus

900 University Avenue,

Riverside,

California,

92521, West, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

The MPAc program is open to eligible students with an accounting background gained from undergraduate coursework, prior work experience, or a combination of both. We accept applicants with undergraduate degrees in business, accounting, economics and other related fields.

English Language Requirement: TOEFL - The minimum acceptable scores are: 550 for the revised TOEFL paper-delivered test and 80 for the TOEFL iBT; IELTS - The minimum acceptable overall score is 7 with no score less than 6 on any individual component.

Application deadline: Summer - March 1st; Fall - June 1st; Winter - September 1st; Spring - December 1st.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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