MS in Management — Professional Accounting Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationOn campusAccounting graduatesAccounting accreditation on record

Overview

An on-campus MS in Management concentration for students with an undergraduate accounting degree, normally completed in one year, with an Assurance Services or Taxation specialty choice.

Official program name: Management, MS: Professional Accounting
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Management · major: Management
Source: uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Subject focus: Concentration inside a broader degree — Professional 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.uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Entry route: For graduates with an accounting backgroundThe program expects a prior accounting degree or the accounting prerequisite courses already completed.
Source: catalog.uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Source: uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects: Accounting — formal concentration / track (“Professional Accounting”)Auditing and Assurance — formal concentration / track (“Assurance Services specialty”)Taxation — formal concentration / track (“Taxation specialty”)
Tracks / concentrations: Assurance Services (auditing) specialty · Taxation specialty
Source: catalog.uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: normally one year, including summer and/or winterim coursework (normal completion)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: catalog.uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Why this program is listed

Formal Professional Accounting concentration of the MS in Management; program page lists the format as on campus.

Named Professional Accounting concentration of the MS in Management with six required accounting and law courses.

Source: uwm.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: uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Internship: Optional internship
Source: catalog.uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Six required courses (18 credits) plus four electives (12 credits): business combinations and governmental accounting, business taxation, advanced business law, current issues in financial reporting, advanced audit and assurance, advanced analytics in accounting.
Source: uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Foundation and prerequisite courses

Admitted students may be required to complete management foundation courses; credits in these do not count toward the degree.
Source: catalog.uwm.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.

Wisconsin. States that completing the MS-PA degree meets the education requirements to be a CPA in WisconsinConditions stated: Under Wisconsin law, students with an undergraduate accounting degree may sit for the CPA Exam during the programSource: catalog.uwm.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

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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

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Prior degree: RequiredBachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Source: catalog.uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredStatement of purpose of 1 to 2 pages.
Source: catalog.uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume mandatory for applicants with GPAs lower than 3.0 and optional for GPAs 3.0 or higher.
Source: catalog.uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Tests

GMAT: RequiredCatalog lists submission of a GMAT score; the Lubar graduate admissions page also mentions a GMAT/GRE waiver policy.
Source: catalog.uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Priority deadline
July 15th in the same calendar year · for Fall
The school does not print a year with this date.
Source: uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Year not printed

Tuition and fees

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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

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

Business-school accreditation

AACSB — accreditedUnit: Sheldon B. Lubar 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: Lubar College of BusinessScope: Lubar College of Business accounting programsStated by the school; not yet confirmed in the accreditor's directory.Source: catalog.uwm.edu · verified October 30, 2026
AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Sheldon B. Lubar 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 27, 2026.

catalog.uwm.edu/business/management-professional-accounting-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 30, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
uwm.edu/business/academics/accounting-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
uwm.edu/business/academics/graduate/ms/professional-accounting/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
AACSB accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026

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