Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA)

The Master of Science in Accounting program provides students with the business and analytical skills needed to become future leaders. 100% online. No GMAT or GRE required.

With your choice of emphasis on Audit, Tax, Financial Reporting & Analytics, all of which contain STEM components, the MS in Accounting program will prepare students for various positions in the accounting sector. These include jobs as professional accountants as CPAs, CMAs, and for positions in public accounting, corporate accounting, governmental accounting, not-for-profit accounting, and other roles in financial management.  

MSA program features

  • Brand new program beginning Fall 2023
  • Degree completion in as little as 12 months or 30 credit hours*
  • Enter the program in Fall, Spring, or Summer with the ability to finish the program in one year
  • 100% online
  • Emphasis in Audit, Tax, Business Analysis & Reporting, or develop your own emphasis
  • Combined with the BBA Accounting program prepares students for the CPA, CMA, CIA and other designations 
  • Includes CPA Review Course as an elective

*Individual requirements may vary.

Degree Requirements

Why TWU?

Accredited and highly ranked

The College of Business is now accredited from AACSB InternationalAACSB accredited logo 
—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), considered the world’s leading association of business schools. Less than 6% of business schools worldwide have earned this distinction.

Texas Woman’s also ranks 6th (tied) among U.S. universities for diversity, according to U.S. News & World Report.

We build women leaders

Only 5.4 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are women, and only 25 percent of senior managers and executives within those companies are women. TWU is working to help change that.

More than 70 percent of our faculty and staff across the university are women. While COB faculty prepare you to tackle the male-dominated world of business, our outreach staff work closely with employers to bring networking and employment opportunities to campus.

For our budding entrepreneurs, TWU’s Center for Women Entrepreneurs is the state’s only university center dedicated to women’s entrepreneurship and business ownership. The Center provides tools for you to succeed including access to training/coaching, funding, mentoring and networking opportunities.

Tailored career planning

The Career Connections Center provides advising services and tailored career planning, including networking and salary negotiations. Fast-track your job search using the Career's Handshake, a unique resume reviewing and job opening database that works to fast-track your job search.

The College of Business takes it one step further with a team of Outreach and External Relations staff that work with the Career Connections Center to keep our business students in-the-know on employment opportunities and networking events.

Careers

Accountants perform important tasks all across every type of organization, including for-profits, charities, hospitals, universities, governmental entities with tasks such as pensions, payroll, pricing, cash management, costing products and services, budgeting, financial statement creation and reporting. TWU alumni work in investment firms, public accounting firms, nonprofits, in film and TV as production cost supervisors and in governmental accounting at all levels.

Admission requirements

How to Apply

Begin by finding your program in TWU's Program, Majors & Degrees listings to see if your program has additional admission requirements and application deadlines prior to applying.  (This information is for all programs. The application deadline for your specific program will be listed in the Program Requirements.  Use that deadline as it applies below.  (Example: if a program only admits once a year and has a Fall deadline for 2023 of March 1, you would need to be looking to apply to the next deadline for Fall 2024.)

  1. Apply online.
    Apply to Graduate Programs according to the start semester and application portals below:
    • Spring 2024 - All programs apply via ApplyTexas EXCEPT applicants to the College of Business, Child Life, or Child Development master's programs or the Child Development and Early Education PhD program who should apply via the TWU Online Graduate Application Portal.
      • Note: When applying through ApplyTexas, you will need to submit any required Documents directly to the program website.
    • Summer & Fall 2024 - All graduate programs apply via the TWU Online Graduate Application Portal. Required documents will be asked for and uploaded into the application.

  2. Pay the application fee.
    The $50 fee, ($75 fee for International applicants), which applies to all new and returning applicants can be paid by:
    • Credit card - Online through the portal you applied on (either ApplyTexas or TWU's Online Graduate Application).
    • Certified check or money order by mail or electronically - payable to TWU, sent by mail to:
      TWU Admissions Processing, 301 Research Circle, Room 220; Denton, Texas 76204
      (include your full name and ID number).
    • Cash (no personal checks) - Pay at the Bursar's Office. After paying, bring the receipt to Admissions Processing (2nd floor of GRB).
    • Fee Waivers - Graduate applicants who are certified McNair Scholars are eligible for a McNair Scholar application Fee waiver. Submit the request using the Application Fee Waiver Submission Form.

  3. Submit transcripts to TWU.
    • Domestic Applicants must submit official transcripts for each college or university attended, both undergraduate and graduate. See the Information on Transcripts website for more details.
    • International Applicants are now required to provide an evaluation prepared by a NACES or AICE member evaluation service. International transcripts should not be sent directly to TWU.  See the International Admission website for more details.

For more information on graduate admissions or to contact an admissions official, visit the Graduate Admissions website.

Students who wish to apply for a Graduate Assistantship must meet the General Criteria for Appointment of Graduate Assistants.

Admission to the Master of Science in Accountancy

Program Contact

Pushkala Raman, Ph.D.
Graduate Program Director
mba@twu.edu

Application Deadlines

The College of Business admits students on a continual basis. Please contact the College for more information.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
  • Applicants with a GPA of 3.0 or higher in their last 60 hour undergraduate hours and an undergraduate degree in business will be considered for unconditional admission to the MBA program.
  • Applicants are expected to be proficient in the current tools of Business: Microsoft Office suite of products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access). Admitted applicants that need to enhance their proficiency in any of these areas will have free tutorials available via Lynda.com. 
  • No GRE/GMAT required. 

The College of Business holds orientation for new students in the fall and spring semesters.  It is a requirement that all new students attend one of these session. Information will be provided after acceptance to the program.

For more information

Pushkala Raman, PhD
Graduate Program Director

mba@twu.edu
940-898-2458

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