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Master of Accounting

Master'sMAccDedicated degreeOn campusOpen entryAccounting accreditation on record

Overview

A nine-month, 31-credit-hour Master of Accounting with 10 core credit hours and 21 elective credit hours, open to students from any major who complete the listed accounting prerequisites.

Official program name
Master of Accounting
Awarded degree
Master of Accounting · major: Accounting
Source: fisher.osu.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: fisher.osu.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: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School
Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location
Columbus, OH
Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects
Accounting — core of the degree
Required credits
31 total credit hours: 10 core and 21 elective
Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration
9-month program
Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Start terms
Autumn
Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Why this program is listed

Dedicated Master of Accounting.

Degree title names accounting; 10 credit hours of accounting core and 21 credit hours of electives.

Source: fisher.osu.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
On campus
Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Internship
Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Electives are organized into informal tracks such as Auditing, Taxation, AI and Analytics, and Valuation and Finance.
    Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Foundation and prerequisite courses

  • Five prerequisite courses: introductory financial and managerial accounting, intermediate financial accounting I and II, and intermediate managerial cost accounting; a Pre-MAcc Seminar is offered each summer.
    Source: fisher.osu.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.
  • Ohio. States that graduates of the MAcc program are eligible to sit for the CPA exam in the state of OhioConditions stated: Page refers to Ohio Administrative Code Rule 4701-3-03 (E)Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
  • Multiple jurisdictions as published. States the MAcc coupled with an undergraduate accounting degree or enough accounting credits may provide sufficient credits to sit for the CPA exam in states that have enacted the 150 hour ruleConditions stated: Coupled with an undergraduate accounting degree or an appropriate number of accounting creditsSource: fisher.osu.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

Prerequisite courses
RequiredIntroductory Financial Accounting and Introductory Managerial Accounting completed by the time of application
Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Work experience
Not requiredPost-undergraduate work experience not required
Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Prior degree
RequiredBaccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university completed before enrollment
Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Statement / essay
RequiredEssay required
Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Recommendation letters
OptionalLetters of recommendation are optional
Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Application fee
Required$60 — $60 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents or asylees; $70 for international students
Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Tests

GMAT
OptionalTest-optional; GMAT or GRE accepted without a preference
Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
GRE General Test
OptionalTest-optional; GMAT or GRE accepted without a preference
Source: fisher.osu.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 deadline

    Rolling admission · for Autumn 2027

    The school does not print a year with this date.

    Source: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
    Rolling

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
In-state — Ohio resident, estimated tuition and fees for 31 credit hours, full-time$33,051entire program · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: fisher.osu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Out-of-state — Non-resident and international student, estimated tuition and fees for 31 credit hours, full-time$64,242entire program · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: fisher.osu.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

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

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

  • AACSB — accreditedUnit: Max M. Fisher 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: Max M. Fisher College of BusinessListed as: AACSB separate accounting accreditation (as listed: Business + Accounting)Confirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 26, 2026.
  1. fisher.osu.edu/academic-departments/amis/current-prospective-students/phd-program — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  2. fisher.osu.edu/graduate/macc — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  3. fisher.osu.edu/graduate/macc/academics — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  4. fisher.osu.edu/graduate/macc/academics/curriculum — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  5. fisher.osu.edu/graduate/macc/admissions/applying-fisher — Official admissions page, verified October 30, 2026
  6. fisher.osu.edu/graduate/macc/admissions/tuition-funding — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 30, 2026
  7. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  8. AACSB accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026

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