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Forensic Accounting Master's Degrees in Massachusetts

Fraud examination, financial investigation and litigation support, offered as a formal degree, concentration or track in accounting. Forensic accounting investigates financial records and fraud. It is a different field from forensic science, which examines physical evidence in a laboratory. 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts is not automatically open to residents of every state.

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

Merrimack College

Master of Science in Accounting

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOpen entry
Format: Fully online · Part-time
Location: North Andover, MASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 16–24 months part time (part time) · 32 credits
Tuition: $750 per credit · All students — Online MSA · 2026-2027
Next deadline: January 4, 2027 · Spring I 2027
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHEBusiness school: ACBSP
Subjects: Accounting · Taxation · Forensic Accounting
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Master of Science in Accounting, Professional Track

Master'sMSDedicated degreeAccounting graduatesMaster of Science in Accounting
Format: Fully online · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Amherst, MASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: No mandatory campus visits
Duration: Less than a year full-time; part-time students can take up to four years (Full-time enrollment for the shorter duration) · 30 credits
Tuition: $850 per credit · All students — MSA Professional Track tuition
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHEBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting · Taxation · Forensic Accounting · Accounting Analytics
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Master of Science in Accounting, Transitions Track

Master'sMSDedicated degreeNon-accounting graduatesMaster of Science in Accounting
Format: Fully online
Location: Amherst, MASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: No mandatory campus visits
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $850 per credit · All students — MSA Transitions Track tuition
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHEBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting · Taxation · Forensic Accounting · Accounting Analytics
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