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University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MAPublic NECHEIsenberg online programs

AACSB business · Accounting accreditation on record

The Accounting Department of the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst lists a BBA accounting major (on campus and as an online degree-completion program), an online MS in Accounting with Professional and Transitions tracks, and a PhD in Accounting.

Verified degree programs

4 programs verified so far (2 bachelor's, 2 master's). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

BBA in Accounting — Accounting Concentration

Bachelor'sBBAConcentrationBachelor of Business Administration
Format: Campus
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHEBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Online BBA in Accounting — Accounting Concentration

Bachelor'sBBAConcentrationDegree completionBachelor of Business Administration
Format: Online
Location: Amherst, MASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHEBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Master of Science in Accounting, Professional Track

Master'sMSDedicated degreeAccounting graduatesMaster of Science in Accounting
Format: Fully online · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Amherst, MASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: No mandatory campus visits
Duration: Less than a year full-time; part-time students can take up to four years (Full-time enrollment for the shorter duration) · 30 credits
Tuition: $850 per credit · All students — MSA Professional Track tuition
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHEBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting · Taxation · Forensic Accounting · Accounting Analytics
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Master of Science in Accounting, Transitions Track

Master'sMSDedicated degreeNon-accounting graduatesMaster of Science in Accounting
Format: Fully online
Location: Amherst, MASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: No mandatory campus visits
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $850 per credit · All students — MSA Transitions Track tuition
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHEBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting · Taxation · Forensic Accounting · Accounting Analytics
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Accreditation

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1932 · next review 06/30/2029

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

  • AACSB — accreditedUnit: Isenberg School of ManagementConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

Supplemental accounting accreditation

  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Isenberg School of ManagementConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

Institutional, business-school and accounting accreditation are three different things, and one never implies another. Each record names its unit and scope as the source gives it.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Where online students can enroll from

State authorization decides whether the school can enroll you in an online program from your state.

State authorization

  • UMass Amherst accepts students from all 50 states into online programs and classes under the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA); California does not participate but allows public institutions to offer distance education to its residents.
    Source: isenberg.umass.edu · verified October 30, 2026

International students

  • International students on F-1 and J-1 visas are not eligible to enroll in the entirely online MS in Accounting Professional Track.
    Source: isenberg.umass.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 01003
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
3,642 of 31,810 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 26, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. isenberg.umass.edu/programs/depts/accounting — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  5. isenberg.umass.edu/programs/masters/ms/accounting/professional — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  6. isenberg.umass.edu/programs/masters/ms/accounting/professional/faqs — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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