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Accounting Master's Degrees in Illinois

The core study of financial reporting, managerial accounting, taxation, auditing and accounting systems. Institutions call the field accounting or accountancy; both names are covered here. Accounting and accountancy are different words for the same subject. The degree title, the credits and the program's own CPA-related statements decide what a program offers, not its name. Programs appear here only when official curriculum evidence supports the subject: a named concentration or track, or the degree's own required core — never a topic covered in one or two courses.

Listings in Illinois identify where the school (or the campus that delivers the program) is located. For online programs this is not a requirement to live there, and an online degree based in Illinois is not automatically open to residents of every state.

Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking. What we list

DePaul University

Accountancy (MSACC) Online

Master'sMSDedicated degreeNon-accounting graduatesMaster of Science in Accountancy
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Chicago, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 48 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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Eastern Illinois University

MBA — Accountancy Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationOpen entryMaster of Business Administration
Format: Campus · Hybrid
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 33 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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Loyola University Chicago

Accountancy (MSA)

Master'sMSADedicated degreeOpen entryMaster of Science in Accountancy
Format: Campus · Hybrid · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting · Accounting Analytics · Taxation · Forensic Accounting
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Northern Illinois University

Master of Accountancy (MAC)

Master'sMACDedicated degreeNon-accounting graduatesMaster of Accountancy
Format: Fully online · Part-time
Location: Dekalb, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 33 credits
Tuition: $877.18 per credit · All students — Online Master of Accountancy
Next deadline: January 8, 2027 · Spring 2027
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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Northern Illinois University

Master of Accounting Science (MAS)

Master'sMASDedicated degreeAccounting graduatesMaster of Accounting Science
Format: Campus · Online · Mixed (live + self-paced) · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Dekalb, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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Format: Fully online · Hybrid · Mixed (live + self-paced) · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Edwardsville, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: As little as 12 months (Full-time students with recent undergraduate degrees in accounting complete in one year; students with non-business degrees need two to four years.) · 30 credits
Tuition: $556.75 per credit · All students — Online MS in Accountancy (in-state and out-of-state same rate)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting · Taxation · Accounting Analytics
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Master of Accountancy

Master'sMAccDedicated degreeAccounting graduates
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Carbondale, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: one calendar year · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting · Taxation · Auditing and Assurance · Accounting Information Systems
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Format: Campus
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 1-2 Years · 32 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: November 1, 2026 · Spring 2027
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Accounting Science (MAS)

Master'sMASDedicated degreeAccounting graduatesMaster of Accounting Science
Format: Campus
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: nine-month program
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOpen entryMaster of Science in Accountancy
Format: Campus
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 12-month program
Tuition: $62,000 (basis not stated by the institution) · International — International
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Online Master of Science in Accountancy (iMSA)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOpen entryMaster of Science in Accountancy
Format: Fully online
Location: Champaign, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: No mandatory campus visits
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $25,000 entire program · All students — Average tuition and fees
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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