Top Schools for a Master's in Accounting

University of Texas-Austin

• The McCombs Business School at University of Texas was ranked No. 1 in 2010 in the United States for its master's in accounting program, according to "U.S. News & World Report." The campus is located in Austin and has about 6,000 bachelor's and graduate students. The master's in professional accounting program accepts students with a bachelor's degree from any academic discipline. Students with a degree in accounting or business can typically complete the MPA with 37 credit hours. Those with any other bachelor's degree can complete the degree in 43 hours. This 43-hour curriculum is can be completed in a year and a half.

  University of Texas-Austin
  McCombs School of Business
  MBA Program, 1 University Station, B6004
  Austin, TX 78712
  512-471-7698
  utexas.edu

University of Pennsylvania

• The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania offers a bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree in accounting. The graduate program was ranked second in the United States by "U.S. News & World Report." Wharton was established in 1881 and was the first collegiate business school in the United States. The school boasts more than 250 faculty members and over 200 options for elective courses.

  University of Pennsylvania
  Wharton School
  420 Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street
  Philadelphia, PA 19104
  215-898-6183
  upenn.edu

University of Chicago

• The Booth School of Business is located at Harper Center, Chicago. It offers several options for earning an accounting master of business administration, including a full-time program, evening and weekend plan, as well as an executive option. "U.S. News & World Report" ranked Booth third in the United States for its masters accounting program. The full-time program lasts for 21 months, with enrollment in three or four courses per semester for a total of 21 credits. The Chicago Booth website says over 250 different firms actively recruited on their campus, and over 2,500 jobs were posted in their online job forum in the 2009 academic year.

  University of Chicago
  Booth School of Business
  5807 S. Woodlawn Avenue
  Chicago, IL 60637
  773-702-7369
  chicagobooth.edu