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Master of Professional Accounting

Master'sMPAccDedicated degreeOnlineOpen entryAccounting accreditation on record

Overview

A 36-quarter-credit online master's in professional accounting in an asynchronous 6-week course format, with a required Business Analysis and Reporting or General Accounting concentration.

Official program name
Master of Professional Accounting
Awarded degree
Master of Professional Accounting · major: Professional Accounting
Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Degree level
Master's
Subject focus
Dedicated degreeThe degree title itself is in accounting, accountancy, taxation or another accounting subject (for example a Master of Accountancy).
Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Entry route
Open to both accounting and non-accounting graduatesThe program admits applicants from any field; prerequisite or foundation courses may apply, as published.
Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School
Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location
Cheney, WAFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Subjects
Accounting — core of the degree (“Professional Accounting”)
Tracks / concentrations
Business Analysis and Reporting · General Accounting
Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Required credits
36 quarter-system credits
Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration
As few as 8 months (conditional minimum printed on the online program page; the catalog gives three quarters as the minimum for a full-time student)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: online.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Why this program is listed

Dedicated master's degree in professional accounting offered online.

Degree title names professional accounting; the catalog requires a concentration in either Business Analysis and Reporting or General Accounting.

Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We list associate, bachelor's, master's and research-doctorate programs in accounting, accountancy and taxation at institutionally accredited US schools — degrees in the subject and formal accounting majors or concentrations, never certificates or degrees with a single accounting course. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.
Formats offered
Online
Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Online delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.All coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: online.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Campus visits (online option)
Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option)
Asynchronous
Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Internship
Optional internship
Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Foundation and prerequisite courses

  • Foundation courses apply only to students who have not completed the prerequisite accounting coursework or approved equivalents; a course-by-course review customizes each student's program of study.
    Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Accelerated options

  • An MPAcc/MBA dual degree lets core courses from one degree count as electives in the other.
    Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Academic calendar

  • Quarter system; the program must be completed within six years.
    Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

CPA-related information

Academic qualification, CPA exam eligibility and CPA licensure are three different things, and requirements differ by state board, pathway, applicant background and date. These are statements this school publishes, shown with the jurisdiction they name.
  • Washington. States the 36-credit MPAcc will help bachelor's degree graduates meet the 225 quarter system credit requirement to sit for the CPA Examination in Washington StateConditions stated: 225 quarter-system credits in totalSource: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

A school describing a program as supporting CPA preparation does not establish eligibility for every applicant in every state, and this directory does not label any program “CPA eligible”. Check your own state board's current rules before you enrol. Accounting degrees and CPA requirements

Other professional recognition

Other credentials and outcomes appear only where the school itself publishes them, with their date.

Other professional recognition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

This directory does not publish pass rates, placement rates or salaries for any program. Occupational statistics for accountants are in the guides, labelled as statistics for the occupation, not outcomes of a school.

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Technical preparation

Mathematics prerequisite
RequiredStudents need mathematics up to at least the finite mathematics level prior to starting.
Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 3 — MPAcc students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 at all times (academic standard once enrolled).
Source: catalog.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Tests

GMAT
WaivedThe online program page lists a GMAT waiver for applicants who meet the qualifications.
Source: online.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Online MPAcc, total tuition$15,300entire programSource: online.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Doctoral funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation

Three different things, kept apart: institutional accreditation of the school, business-school accreditation of the unit, and supplemental accounting accreditation. One never implies another.

Institutional accreditation

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

  • AACSB — accreditedUnit: College of BusinessListed as: AACSB business accreditationConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

Supplemental accounting accreditation

  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: School of AccountingScope: EWU School of Accounting stated as accredited by AACSB InternationalStated by the school; not yet confirmed in the accreditor's directory.Source: online.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: School of AccountingScope: EWU School of Accounting stated as accredited by AACSB InternationalStated by the school; not yet confirmed in the accreditor's directory.Source: online.ewu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Washington.

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 26, 2026.
  1. catalog.ewu.edu/ps/sb/professional-accounting-mpacc/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 30, 2026
  2. online.ewu.edu/degrees/business/mpacc/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  3. DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. AACSB accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026

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