A great comment came in this week which read..”Looks like Emporia is only accredited for their business program but not the MACC program, thats why they are so cheap! www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/accredited-schools#gsc.tab=0
Some master of accounting programs do carry an extra accreditation from aacsb for their program. But not all of the ones at aacsb schools have that dual accreditation. Does the dual accreditation matter if you want to pursue a doctorate later on?
Maggie M hi Maggie, congrats with the dive into Texas A&M commerce. To your comment, I have had other people mention that Emporia State has the AACSB for undergrad but not for their graduate program.... so yes... I’m not planning on a doctorate so I haven’t looked into it... but I would defiantly check into for anyone thinking of going to get a phd. I’m sure their admissions people will tell you with just a quick email. I’ve found admission people to be very helpful with these little questions. For me I’m doing a certification at a non AACSB school. I only wanted this to be eligible for federal government jobs, the CPA- which I probably won’t do... plus it helps with CMA which I am doing as well as the CFA which I am doing.... but probably not going the phd or the cpa route at this point.
Hi, Thanks a lot for this great video. It really opens my eyes. Here is my situation. I have a BS in accounting that allowed me to sit for the CPA exam, and I just passed the 4 sections. Now I am looking for the additional 30-credit hours to fulfill the license requirement. I would like to know if I can take the Emporia MACC program even if Emporia is only accredited for business?
Emporia State University School of Business is accredited by AACSB. Their Masters in Accounting degree is within their School of Business so yes, their accounting is accredited by AACSB.
I started Texas A&M Commerce this semester. I have a BBA in Economics. For me, I only need to take one prerequisite course that they coded as a graduate level course, but it’s actually a combination of Intermediate I and II. It seems that’s the only course I need because I took principles of accounting I and II.
Good list, but you missed a few, down here in Georgia the lowest schools Gsw, Ksu, Wgu, Csu and Gsc have tuitions at $175 to $200 a credit hr 100% online in state in accounting. I lived in South Florida for while, Fau is pretty affordable too.
Thanks 404, yes those are very affordable. I would advise everyone to make sure the accreditation is all good because I had people tell me that the emporia state program was accredited in accounting for undergrad acc but not for graduate accounting program. So do your DD on these programs as that would be very sad if there was a problem.... but yes with education being sooo expensive it’s nice to find out how not to get burried in debt. I hear you about FAU... right on the coast... I had a friend who went there.. they also have a good international business program at FAU. Thanks so much for the info!! 💯
@@PremierStudyandInvesting yep, these are all state schools well respected, they have football and basketball teams well funded, alumni vetted over 100yrs. Ksu, gsu and Gsw has been through a major expansion, the university chancellor of georgia approved a large budget for bachelor degrees programs and sports programs. He said that, the group that have succeed the most are bachelor degree holders and he wanted to attract athletes. He also said he will not vote to increase tuition rates in the state.
Nice find! Western Governors University is what they mean. Yes- lower level accreditation if I remember but should be fine for CPA. Or maybe people don’t want to get CPA and just go to work. Anyways… great comment! I didn’t know that!!
It's cool you included Emporia State University on your list. I don't think many people know about them yet. I will start their Macc program in the summer. I already have 150 college credits and could start my CPA exams anytime, but I figure for $350/credit hour I might as well get my masters degree.
Ken Smith Blessings on you Macc program. That’s great man. At $350 per credit this is an unreal price for AACSB and way cheaper than University of Phoenix or Western Governors.
@@StandingStrongforMarriages Looks like Emporia is only accredited for their business program but not the MACC program, thats why they are so cheap! www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/accredited-schools#gsc.tab=0
@@stevenlau11354 Well only around 1% of US colleges have the business and accounting AACSB accreditation. Most MAcc degrees are running around $1,000/credit hour without the dual accreditation. I think ESU is mostly priced the way it is because of it's location - Kansas. Public universities in KS are some of the most affordable.
How come you didn't have UT Austin in your list? Their website claims that they are the best. Also University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Can you please make a video
Just a bit! Only so because that’s the spark that fuels up the motivation to pivot your life into something worthwhile! I’m in a similar boat and hope my own craziness continues to light this CPA path I’m about to embark. If you go down this journey too, wishing you the best in your endeavor!
The California CPA requires 24 semester hours of accounting + 24 hours of business. Does the Berkeley Extension Accounting certificate fulfill that requirement or do you need a degree in business. Im asking because I have a bachelors in psychology. Thanks
I actually don’t know that detail. It’s a pain to check the CPA board documents but I wouldn’t trust someone who picks up the phone at Berkeley, that’s how I see it. ... they probably know but what if they are wrong. Better to ask the Cali CPA board in my opinion. Sounds like you are asking if accounting hours also count as business hours at the same time...
@@scholarlyanalyst7700 I always remember that economics was housed in the Liberal Arts and Sciences department and not in the business school. It is a social science and in some senses an art and a soft science driven by theory when it comes time to applying the data. Stats seems more difficult in the technical sense - I was reading that some risk analysis work was never widely accepted in the finance profession simply because the math with non-normal distributions was generally too difficult and clunky for the industry- from Duel Momentum Investing by Antonacci. Master in Stats will probably impress more people in my opinion.
@@PremierStudyandInvesting VERY good! you are smart and provided the analytical answer I was looking for. I wanted to know what people "perceive". And you did an excellent job of detailing that. In the end, I am thinking as much in terms of potential clients as anything else. Thank You!
So here is my situation. I have an accounting degree from Jamaica, so I learned the Caribbean tax system. You're telling me that I can go to a community college and take courses, let say federal income tax etc and other random courses that would total the extra 30 credits and that would meet the 150 credit hour requirement?
No to community college classes... from what I read they need to be upper level ie junior senior level undergraduate courses or master level. It’s different state by state- some allow 6 semester hours in business ethics.... But yes to random classes... you don’t have to complete a certificate or full program. Best to start with the wiley’s efficient learning state by state CPA requirements... then double check the website with the board of the state where you want to work to ensure you don’t miss some detail and have to redo something or take an extra course as that would be terrible. Hope that helps
Hey this is another great program, $545 per class, no fees for books, top accreditation. U of North Alabama online accounting cert. www.una.edu/business/accounting-career-program/index.html
Very informative, great video. Thank you. I am planning to do an online master of accounting, mainly to earn 150 credit hour education requirement established by AICPA.
Praveen C J go for it man!!!! I wish you all the best. Do us all a favor and let us know which program you select and why that was bear for you. I would be interested. Cheers Praveen!
Is there any course of 2 week duration that can help get 2 credit hours in accounting. I just need 2 credit hours in accounting above introductory level to get my CPA license.
Maybe check coursera.... I say that because one of the universities accepts prerequisite requirements from there. Not sure to be honest.... anyone else?
Still trying to decide between getting masters and just getting undergrad credits to get me to 150.... I. hear a lot of people say no one cares about a MAS degree... What are your opinions on that? I also have 138 credits now so over the 120.
Yeah. I also heard no one cares if you want CPA then get to 150 and then buy the prep book of your choice... that’s what I hear. Pass the four exams. That’s it. No one cares about the rest. But CPA is hard.... if you are undecided or not 100% dedicated. A lot of accountant don’t have cpa. I have seen a lot of tax jobs. Maybe you want to do MA taxation... or maybe forensic.... but I think you can get into audit with just the CIA cert or The fraud cert... Check out the FB groups for CPA.... some crazy stories about people trying to pass....
@Rachael Cejka I was recently offered a position with an accounting firm in the top 10. They told me they don't care about a master's degree, they only care if you have 150 credits and are CPA eligible. Personally, if I had to get 30 more credits, I'd rather have a master's degree to show for it rather than more undergrad stuff. But, unless you are looking for promotions to manager or CFO or something, apparently they don't care much about the MS, just need the CPA. Best of luck.
@@kensmith2796 Hi Ken! I had dropped out of school 3 years ago for medical reasons so I went back to school to finish my bachelor's in psychology. Now I would like to work in accounting and no longer want to do a master's in psychology. I'll be done with my bachelor's this April 2021 but since I'll probably graduate with a 2.6 GPA I'm thinking of getting a minor in marketing to increase my GPA to 3.0 before I graduate and also those marketing courses will count for my 36 credit general business courses that I need to be CPA licensed. Now my dilemma is my university doesn't offer upper-division accounting classes online and I need an additional 30 accounting credits. After I have my 1-year experience in an entry-level accounting job I want to get my CPA license. Would you do a Master's In accounting to finish those additional 30 accounting credits? Now sure how an employer will look at my bachelor's in psychology without having a background in accounting as a major and if it would be hard to get a job. Would you do this if you were me? 1.Finish my Bachelors in Psychology with a minor in Marketing 2. Do a Masters in Accounting 3. Get an accounting entry-level job under a CPA for 1 year to gain experience 4. Study to pass the CPA exam and get licensed or 1. .Finish my Bachelors in Psychology with a minor in Marketing 2. Get a Quickbooks certification and bookkeeper certified 3. Get an accounting entry-level job under a CPA for 1 year to gain experience 4. Do a Masters in Accounting 5. Study to pass the CPA exam and get licensed
Hi Rachel! Do you gave a bachelor's in accounting or a different major? I'm almist done with mt bachelor's in psychology and when I'm done I would also have completed all my 36 general business credits to be CPA licensed but still would beed 30 credits in accounting abd my school doesn't offer thise classes online so I'm thinking about also doing a Master's degree in accounting so I can get those 30 credits that I need and tgen get an entey level job in accounting before studying to get CPA licensed. I'm so confused in what to do.
@@MariaSilva-sp8wr I think it depends on what you want to do in accounting. Do you want to work for a large public accounting firm, small CPA firm, industry, etc? Based on your answer, would determine your next steps. For me, I wanted to work at a large public accounting firm. The qualifications to do so are some of the more stringent. Therefore, given your above scenario, I would do the first suggestion. However, if you are looking for small firm, or private industry, the answer might be different. For large accounting firms, they don't care about quickbooks and bookkeeper credentials, that's more for lower level accounting jobs that are non-CPA. So, I think that would be a waste of time if you are going to be a CPA. Those are more to get your foot in the door at accounts payable and bookkeeping jobs.
Hmm, I remember that they were similar. I think the Illinois program has the option to do prerequisites quickly thru Corcera. Make sure that is correct. I remember looking at Champaign Urbana and IU. So double check that for sure. Auburn had 48 credits of prerequisites and possible GMAT. So for me it would be time on prerequisites, then program cost. Make sure to see the end of the video which gives a summary and also has infor on certificate programs which can be much cheaper.
Premier Study Do you think the high ranking and STEM designation of the UIUC program trumps Auburn? UIUC ranked #3 nationally by US News. Also, although Auburn lower in ranking, their recent cohort had over 90% first time CPA pass rate, so I’m torn between the two.
@@csbb88 I don't see any value in STEM..., but the 90% is nice. I've joined a couple CPA groups on Facebook and it sounds brutal for most people with their multiple tries, some people passing some sections after 3 or more attempts. From what I can tell, no one cares much about which University you go to or whether or not you have a master's, unless maybe for pure taxation roles. Otherwise, Everyone seems only to care about CPA.... Even with Big 4, you will see a lot of jobs that say you have to be CPA eligible to work full time
Good school if you want to ski 2 days a week. Lot of phd’s and entrepreneurship there. Expensive because of the housing ordinances tho. Without even looking at their tuition prices, I can almost guarantee that’s going to be an expensive road to the CPA. Honestly no one will care that you took undergrad courses from CU bolder vs some other school.
Thank you for the feed back. I saw a complete online program from the university of Colorado but is in Denver. I already have the requirements from Santa Fe College in Gainesville, FL(Intermediate accounting 1 & 2) to apply to the program Master program in CU. Santa Fe College offer the bachelor degree in accounting but I am just working the requirements for the CPA exam in which is 28 hors in accounting courses and already have bachelor in Clinical Laboratory Science. Would you recommend me to finish the courses needed to sit for the CPA exam in SFC or to apply to the Master program? thank you@@PremierStudyandInvesting
Hey! Hope I’m not too late on my question. I have an undergrad in accounting but looking to get a masters in quantitative economics to compliment it, but would also want to get my cpa after my masters, Do you think that’s possible?
The universities will always take money from a student. This is a strange combination unless you have a very specific job in mind. What’s your plan? All the jobs I see are for either accountant (many levels from bookkeeper to CFO)or economist which is usually phd with lots of statistical analysis. Different worlds in my opinion. So again- what job are you hoping to get where you need both? Certainly you can do it. School costs time and money.
@@PremierStudyandInvesting Thank you for your feedback. I have a lot to think about now and I think I’ll do more research on what path to follow. Do you think finance is a more suitable compliment to accounting than economics then? I am trying to avoid doing accounting as a second degree but I do want to take the cpa.
If you get the CPA they are going to have you doing accounting all day- not economic forecasting with regressions etc. Join a Facebook group on CPA exam support group- you will hear of people who grind it out... obviously not easy. There are a lot of jobs in tax, maybe master in taxation could be an idea. I have a master finance and it’s not very much accounting work- there seem to be a lot less traditional finance roles compared to many accounting roles. In finance You will probably need CFA if you want to work in investments. There are also a lot of specialized certifications in mergers and acquisitions, management/cost accounting, certifications for audit. All kind of options once you start digging around. MBA can lead to a lot of things and give you a lot of options as you sound like you are not exactly sure how to combine your interests- but gettin 660+ on GMAT is hard. You want top 70 school otherwise it doesn’t mean much. Be ready to load up on debt with the MBA $150K after you pay for tuition and all your expenses for 1-2 years.
@@PremierStudyandInvesting I really appreciate you taking the time to break things further. I’d look into the Facebook groups you suggested and also carry out more research and how to align my interests. I think it’s safe to stay I do not want to be in a haste and make the wrong decision. Thank you again.
I have undergrad econ looking for certificate or masters in accounting. That is a unique path. Masters Quan Econ will take you way off your path of CPA. You will definitely need more math than what accounting majors require (calc 1,2,3, linear algebra) to get into the masters in econ and be good in statistics/econometrics. Do a masters in Bus Analytics, Finance, or even MBA to get your 150.
A great comment came in this week which read..”Looks like Emporia is only accredited for their business program but not the MACC program, thats why they are so cheap! www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/accredited-schools#gsc.tab=0
Some master of accounting programs do carry an extra accreditation from aacsb for their program. But not all of the ones at aacsb schools have that dual accreditation. Does the dual accreditation matter if you want to pursue a doctorate later on?
Maggie M hi Maggie, congrats with the dive into Texas A&M commerce. To your comment, I have had other people mention that Emporia State has the AACSB for undergrad but not for their graduate program.... so yes... I’m not planning on a doctorate so I haven’t looked into it... but I would defiantly check into for anyone thinking of going to get a phd. I’m sure their admissions people will tell you with just a quick email. I’ve found admission people to be very helpful with these little questions.
For me I’m doing a certification at a non AACSB school. I only wanted this to be eligible for federal government jobs, the CPA- which I probably won’t do... plus it helps with CMA which I am doing as well as the CFA which I am doing.... but probably not going the phd or the cpa route at this point.
Hi, Thanks a lot for this great video. It really opens my eyes. Here is my situation. I have a BS in accounting that allowed me to sit for the CPA exam, and I just passed the 4 sections. Now I am looking for the additional 30-credit hours to fulfill the license requirement. I would like to know if I can take the Emporia MACC program even if Emporia is only accredited for business?
Emporia State University School of Business is accredited by AACSB. Their Masters in Accounting degree is within their School of Business so yes, their accounting is accredited by AACSB.
I started Texas A&M Commerce this semester. I have a BBA in Economics. For me, I only need to take one prerequisite course that they coded as a graduate level course, but it’s actually a combination of Intermediate I and II. It seems that’s the only course I need because I took principles of accounting I and II.
Good list, but you missed a few, down here in Georgia the lowest schools Gsw, Ksu, Wgu, Csu and Gsc have tuitions at $175 to $200 a credit hr 100% online in state in accounting. I lived in South Florida for while, Fau is pretty affordable too.
Thanks 404, yes those are very affordable. I would advise everyone to make sure the accreditation is all good because I had people tell me that the emporia state program was accredited in accounting for undergrad acc but not for graduate accounting program. So do your DD on these programs as that would be very sad if there was a problem.... but yes with education being sooo expensive it’s nice to find out how not to get burried in debt. I hear you about FAU... right on the coast... I had a friend who went there.. they also have a good international business program at FAU. Thanks so much for the info!! 💯
@@PremierStudyandInvesting yep, these are all state schools well respected, they have football and basketball teams well funded, alumni vetted over 100yrs. Ksu, gsu and Gsw has been through a major expansion, the university chancellor of georgia approved a large budget for bachelor degrees programs and sports programs. He said that, the group that have succeed the most are bachelor degree holders and he wanted to attract athletes. He also said he will not vote to increase tuition rates in the state.
Amazon pays for wgu, and wgu has a masters in accounting program. I did research and I believe for most states wgu is accredited.
Nice find! Western Governors University is what they mean. Yes- lower level accreditation if I remember but should be fine for CPA. Or maybe people don’t want to get CPA and just go to work. Anyways… great comment! I didn’t know that!!
It's cool you included Emporia State University on your list. I don't think many people know about them yet. I will start their Macc program in the summer. I already have 150 college credits and could start my CPA exams anytime, but I figure for $350/credit hour I might as well get my masters degree.
Ken Smith Blessings on you Macc program. That’s great man. At $350 per credit this is an unreal price for AACSB and way cheaper than University of Phoenix or Western Governors.
@@StandingStrongforMarriages Looks like Emporia is only accredited for their business program but not the MACC program, thats why they are so cheap!
www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/accredited-schools#gsc.tab=0
@@stevenlau11354 Well only around 1% of US colleges have the business and accounting AACSB accreditation. Most MAcc degrees are running around $1,000/credit hour without the dual accreditation. I think ESU is mostly priced the way it is because of it's location - Kansas. Public universities in KS are some of the most affordable.
How come you didn't have UT Austin in your list? Their website claims that they are the best. Also University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Can you please make a video
That’s for the comment. UT Austin is a great University. I will look at Illinois Urbana Champaign for the next update. Thanks!
I dropped out of music school 10 years ago and now at 32 I want to get a macc degree and a CPA.... am I crazy?
Just a bit! Only so because that’s the spark that fuels up the motivation to pivot your life into something worthwhile! I’m in a similar boat and hope my own craziness continues to light this CPA path I’m about to embark. If you go down this journey too, wishing you the best in your endeavor!
You are not crazy. Do it.
The California CPA requires 24 semester hours of accounting + 24 hours of business. Does the Berkeley Extension Accounting certificate fulfill that requirement or do you need a degree in business. Im asking because I have a bachelors in psychology. Thanks
I actually don’t know that detail. It’s a pain to check the CPA board documents but I wouldn’t trust someone who picks up the phone at Berkeley, that’s how I see it. ... they probably know but what if they are wrong.
Better to ask the Cali CPA board in my opinion. Sounds like you are asking if accounting hours also count as business hours at the same time...
Very helpful video- Thanks
You bet! I’m sure some prices have changed. Hope you find a great program!
@@PremierStudyandInvesting What sounds harder to your "ears"? 1. Masters Degree in Economics or 2. Masters Degree in Statistics?
@@scholarlyanalyst7700 I always remember that economics was housed in the Liberal Arts and Sciences department and not in the business school. It is a social science and in some senses an art and a soft science driven by theory when it comes time to applying the data.
Stats seems more difficult in the technical sense - I was reading that some risk analysis work was never widely accepted in the finance profession simply because the math with non-normal distributions was generally too difficult and clunky for the industry- from Duel Momentum Investing by Antonacci.
Master in Stats will probably impress more people in my opinion.
@@PremierStudyandInvesting VERY good! you are smart and provided the analytical answer I was looking for. I wanted to know what people "perceive". And you did an excellent job of detailing that. In the end, I am thinking as much in terms of potential clients as anything else. Thank You!
Hi, Thanks a lot for this great video
Yeah man.... questions for licensure vary by state... so ask their board. Well done on your BA and passing all 4. Impressive
So here is my situation. I have an accounting degree from Jamaica, so I learned the Caribbean tax system. You're telling me that I can go to a community college and take courses, let say federal income tax etc and other random courses that would total the extra 30 credits and that would meet the 150 credit hour requirement?
No to community college classes... from what I read they need to be upper level ie junior senior level undergraduate courses or master level.
It’s different state by state- some allow 6 semester hours in business ethics....
But yes to random classes... you don’t have to complete a certificate or full program.
Best to start with the wiley’s efficient learning state by state CPA requirements... then double check the website with the board of the state where you want to work to ensure you don’t miss some detail and have to redo something or take an extra course as that would be terrible.
Hope that helps
Hey this is another great program, $545 per class, no fees for books, top accreditation. U of North Alabama online accounting cert. www.una.edu/business/accounting-career-program/index.html
Very informative, great video. Thank you. I am planning to do an online master of accounting, mainly to earn 150 credit hour education requirement established by AICPA.
Praveen C J go for it man!!!! I wish you all the best. Do us all a favor and let us know which program you select and why that was bear for you. I would be interested. Cheers Praveen!
Is there any course of 2 week duration that can help get 2 credit hours in accounting. I just need 2 credit hours in accounting above introductory level to get my CPA license.
Maybe check coursera.... I say that because one of the universities accepts prerequisite requirements from there. Not sure to be honest.... anyone else?
Still trying to decide between getting masters and just getting undergrad credits to get me to 150.... I. hear a lot of people say no one cares about a MAS degree... What are your opinions on that? I also have 138 credits now so over the 120.
Yeah. I also heard no one cares if you want CPA then get to 150 and then buy the prep book of your choice... that’s what I hear. Pass the four exams. That’s it. No one cares about the rest.
But CPA is hard.... if you are undecided or not 100% dedicated.
A lot of accountant don’t have cpa. I have seen a lot of tax jobs. Maybe you want to do MA taxation... or maybe forensic.... but I think you can get into audit with just the CIA cert or The fraud cert...
Check out the FB groups for CPA.... some crazy stories about people trying to pass....
@Rachael Cejka I was recently offered a position with an accounting firm in the top 10. They told me they don't care about a master's degree, they only care if you have 150 credits and are CPA eligible. Personally, if I had to get 30 more credits, I'd rather have a master's degree to show for it rather than more undergrad stuff. But, unless you are looking for promotions to manager or CFO or something, apparently they don't care much about the MS, just need the CPA. Best of luck.
@@kensmith2796 Hi Ken! I had dropped out of school 3 years ago for medical reasons so I went back to school to finish my bachelor's in psychology. Now I would like to work in accounting and no longer want to do a master's in psychology. I'll be done with my bachelor's this April 2021 but since I'll probably graduate with a 2.6 GPA I'm thinking of getting a minor in marketing to increase my GPA to 3.0 before I graduate and also those marketing courses will count for my 36 credit general business courses that I need to be CPA licensed. Now my dilemma is my university doesn't offer upper-division accounting classes online and I need an additional 30 accounting credits. After I have my 1-year experience in an entry-level accounting job I want to get my CPA license. Would you do a Master's In accounting to finish those additional 30 accounting credits? Now sure how an employer will look at my bachelor's in psychology without having a background in accounting as a major and if it would be hard to get a job.
Would you do this if you were me?
1.Finish my Bachelors in Psychology with a minor in Marketing
2. Do a Masters in Accounting
3. Get an accounting entry-level job under a CPA for 1 year to gain experience
4. Study to pass the CPA exam and get licensed
or
1. .Finish my Bachelors in Psychology with a minor in Marketing
2. Get a Quickbooks certification and bookkeeper certified
3. Get an accounting entry-level job under a CPA for 1 year to gain experience
4. Do a Masters in Accounting
5. Study to pass the CPA exam and get licensed
Hi Rachel! Do you gave a bachelor's in accounting or a different major? I'm almist done with mt bachelor's in psychology and when I'm done I would also have completed all my 36 general business credits to be CPA licensed but still would beed 30 credits in accounting abd my school doesn't offer thise classes online so I'm thinking about also doing a Master's degree in accounting so I can get those 30 credits that I need and tgen get an entey level job in accounting before studying to get CPA licensed. I'm so confused in what to do.
@@MariaSilva-sp8wr I think it depends on what you want to do in accounting. Do you want to work for a large public accounting firm, small CPA firm, industry, etc? Based on your answer, would determine your next steps. For me, I wanted to work at a large public accounting firm. The qualifications to do so are some of the more stringent. Therefore, given your above scenario, I would do the first suggestion. However, if you are looking for small firm, or private industry, the answer might be different. For large accounting firms, they don't care about quickbooks and bookkeeper credentials, that's more for lower level accounting jobs that are non-CPA. So, I think that would be a waste of time if you are going to be a CPA. Those are more to get your foot in the door at accounts payable and bookkeeping jobs.
Hi! As far as the Illinois iMSA vs Auburn MAcc, which do you think is the better program? Both have some really great stats.
Hmm, I remember that they were similar. I think the Illinois program has the option to do prerequisites quickly thru Corcera. Make sure that is correct. I remember looking at Champaign Urbana and IU. So double check that for sure.
Auburn had 48 credits of prerequisites and possible GMAT. So for me it would be time on prerequisites, then program cost.
Make sure to see the end of the video which gives a summary and also has infor on certificate programs which can be much cheaper.
Premier Study Do you think the high ranking and STEM designation of the UIUC program trumps Auburn? UIUC ranked #3 nationally by US News. Also, although Auburn lower in ranking, their recent cohort had over 90% first time CPA pass rate, so I’m torn between the two.
@@csbb88 I don't see any value in STEM..., but the 90% is nice. I've joined a couple CPA groups on Facebook and it sounds brutal for most people with their multiple tries, some people passing some sections after 3 or more attempts. From what I can tell, no one cares much about which University you go to or whether or not you have a master's, unless maybe for pure taxation roles. Otherwise, Everyone seems only to care about CPA.... Even with Big 4, you will see a lot of jobs that say you have to be CPA eligible to work full time
@Premier Study Thanks for the info! It does seem that the institution does not matter as much. I appreciate the advice!
Thank youuu boss
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What about University colorado ?
Good school if you want to ski 2 days a week. Lot of phd’s and entrepreneurship there. Expensive because of the housing ordinances tho. Without even looking at their tuition prices, I can almost guarantee that’s going to be an expensive road to the CPA. Honestly no one will care that you took undergrad courses from CU bolder vs some other school.
Thank you for the feed back. I saw a complete online program from the university of Colorado but is in Denver. I already have the requirements from Santa Fe College in Gainesville, FL(Intermediate accounting 1 & 2) to apply to the program Master program in CU. Santa Fe College offer the bachelor degree in accounting but I am just working the requirements for the CPA exam in which is 28 hors in accounting courses and already have bachelor in Clinical Laboratory Science. Would you recommend me to finish the courses needed to sit for the CPA exam in SFC or to apply to the Master program?
thank you@@PremierStudyandInvesting
Hey! Hope I’m not too late on my question.
I have an undergrad in accounting but looking to get a masters in quantitative economics to compliment it, but would also want to get my cpa after my masters, Do you think that’s possible?
The universities will always take money from a student. This is a strange combination unless you have a very specific job in mind. What’s your plan?
All the jobs I see are for either accountant (many levels from bookkeeper to CFO)or economist which is usually phd with lots of statistical analysis.
Different worlds in my opinion.
So again- what job are you hoping to get where you need both?
Certainly you can do it. School costs time and money.
@@PremierStudyandInvesting Thank you for your feedback. I have a lot to think about now and I think I’ll do more research on what path to follow. Do you think finance is a more suitable compliment to accounting than economics then? I am trying to avoid doing accounting as a second degree but I do want to take the cpa.
If you get the CPA they are going to have you doing accounting all day- not economic forecasting with regressions etc.
Join a Facebook group on CPA exam support group- you will hear of people who grind it out... obviously not easy.
There are a lot of jobs in tax, maybe master in taxation could be an idea.
I have a master finance and it’s not very much accounting work- there seem to be a lot less traditional finance roles compared to many accounting roles. In finance You will probably need CFA if you want to work in investments. There are also a lot of specialized certifications in mergers and acquisitions, management/cost accounting, certifications for audit. All kind of options once you start digging around.
MBA can lead to a lot of things and give you a lot of options as you sound like you are not exactly sure how to combine your interests- but gettin 660+ on GMAT is hard. You want top 70 school otherwise it doesn’t mean much. Be ready to load up on debt with the MBA $150K after you pay for tuition and all your expenses for 1-2 years.
@@PremierStudyandInvesting I really appreciate you taking the time to break things further. I’d look into the Facebook groups you suggested and also carry out more research and how to align my interests. I think it’s safe to stay I do not want to be in a haste and make the wrong decision. Thank you again.
I have undergrad econ looking for certificate or masters in accounting. That is a unique path. Masters Quan Econ will take you way off your path of CPA. You will definitely need more math than what accounting majors require (calc 1,2,3, linear algebra) to get into the masters in econ and be good in statistics/econometrics. Do a masters in Bus Analytics, Finance, or even MBA to get your 150.