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St. John's University-New York · Department of Accountancy

Accounting, Master of Science

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOn campusOnlineAccounting accreditation on record

Overview

A 33-credit Master of Science in Accounting offered at the Queens campus and online, with required courses in financial reporting, managerial accounting, auditing and tax.

Official program name
Accounting, Master of Science
Awarded degree
Master of Science · major: Accounting
Source: stjohns.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: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School
Source: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location
New York City, NYFor 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.
Source: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects
Accounting — core of the degree
Required credits
33 credits - 11 courses
Source: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration
12-24 months
Source: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Why this program is listed

Dedicated Master of Science in Accounting offered on campus and online.

Degree title names accounting; 33 credit hours of accounting, auditing and taxation courses.

Source: stjohns.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 · Online
Source: stjohns.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: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Campus visits (online option)
No mandatory campus visits
Source: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Class schedule (online option)
Not verified
Internship
Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Required courses include Financial Reporting, Global Managerial Accounting, Auditing, Information Technology Auditing, Accounting Ethics and Professionalism and two tax planning courses.
    Source: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Capstone

  • Online students take a 3-credit capstone course.
    Source: stjohns.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.
  • New York. States the program fulfills the accounting education requirements for the Uniform CPA examination and the education requirements for CPA licensure in New YorkConditions stated: Students seeking New York licensure must satisfy additional examination and experience requirements.Source: stjohns.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
RequiredUndergraduate business major or completed 36 credits in business in a graduate business program or a school of law.
Source: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Minimum GPA
RecommendedMinimum 3.25 — Preferred minimum GPA of 3.25
Source: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Statement / essay
RequiredStatement of professional goals
Source: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required1 letters — One letter of recommendation from professional or academic references
Source: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Résumé / CV
RequiredResume
Source: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Tests

GMAT
Not verifiedTobin graduate applicants are automatically considered for GMAT/GRE waivers; a score may strengthen an application with a GPA below 3.25.
Source: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026
TOEFL iBT
RequiredFor applicants whose native language is not English (TOEFL or IELTS).
Source: stjohns.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 — Tobin College of Business graduateFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$1,720per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$56,760 = 33 credits × $1,720 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: stjohns.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

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

Business-school accreditation

No business-school accreditation (AACSB, ACBSP, IACBE) is on record for this school. Accreditation is optional and its absence is not a sign of poor quality.

Supplemental accounting accreditation

  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Department of AccountancyScope: Department's accounting and tax programs at undergraduate and graduate levelsStated by the school; not yet confirmed in the accreditor's directory.Source: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026
  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Department of AccountancyScope: The Department's accounting and tax programs at the undergraduate and graduate levelsStated by the school; not yet confirmed in the accreditor's directory.Source: stjohns.edu · verified October 30, 2026

State authorization (online students)

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

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. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. stjohns.edu/admission/tuition-and-financial-aid/tuition/graduate-tuition — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 30, 2026
  3. stjohns.edu/academics/programs/accounting-master-science — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  4. stjohns.edu/offices-departments/department-accountancy — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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