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MBA in Public Accounting — Public Accounting Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationOn campusIntegrated programAccounting accreditation on record

Overview

An integrated five-year program in which students earn a BBA and an MBA in Public Accounting, totaling 151 credits, on the New York City and Westchester campuses.

Official program name
Combined BBA/MBA Program in Public Accounting
Awarded degree
Master of Business Administration · major: Public Accounting
Source: catalog.pace.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Degree level
Master's
Subject focus
Concentration inside a broader degree — Public AccountingA formal accounting major, concentration, track or specialization inside a broader degree such as a BBA, BSBA or MBA. The awarded degree is the broader one.
Source: catalog.pace.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Entry route
Integrated accounting programAn integrated program that the institution describes as one course of study leading to both awards. Both awards and the entry conditions are shown on the profile.Both awards: Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Business Administration. The entry conditions below cover both stages as the school publishes them.
Source: catalog.pace.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School
Location
New York City, NY
Source: catalog.pace.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects
Accounting — formal concentration / track (“Public Accounting”)
Required credits
151 total credits across BBA and MBA requirements
Source: catalog.pace.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration
Five years full-time, or four years with additional summer study (Full-time students)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: catalog.pace.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Why this program is listed

Integrated combined BBA/MBA in Public Accounting, entered at the undergraduate level.

Integrated BBA and MBA in Public Accounting with accounting and auditing coursework.

Source: catalog.pace.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: catalog.pace.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Internship
Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

Curriculum

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

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.
  • New York. States the program is registered with the New York State Education Department as meeting the 150-credit educational requirements for CPA licensureConditions stated: Also states it satisfies the educational requirements for admission to the CPA examination in most other jurisdictionsSource: catalog.pace.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”.
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 3.2 — Transfer students: minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20 at their previous institution
Source: catalog.pace.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 3.2 — Graduate portion: minimum 3.20 cumulative GPA at Pace, 3.00 in Pace accounting courses
Source: catalog.pace.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Statement / essay
RequiredCombined Degree Graduate Application form, personal statement and one letter of reference; application fee waived
Source: catalog.pace.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Other requirement
RequiredDirect admission from high school: minimum high school average of 90 percent and a combined SAT score of 1150 or equivalent ACT
Source: catalog.pace.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Tests

GMAT
Required — minimum 520Exempt for BBA graduates with overall Pace GPA and Accounting GPA of 3.20 or higher
Source: catalog.pace.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.

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

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

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

  • AACSB — accreditedUnit: Lubin School 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: Lubin School 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. catalog.pace.edu/undergraduate/schools/lubin-school-business/degree-programs/accounting/combined-bba — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 30, 2026
  2. catalog.pace.edu/undergraduate/schools/lubin-school-business/degree-programs/accounting/combined-bba — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 30, 2026
  3. DAPIP — MSCHE 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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