Set the stage for a rewarding career with Suffolk’s Master of Science in Accounting (MSA). We’ve redesigned our curriculum to reflect recent updates to the CPA exam, so you can sit for the exam with confidence. Our 30-credit program offers three robust tracks tailored to support students with or without an accounting background. Through the Suffolk MSA, you will:
An advanced degree that’s a real asset.
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Specialize with a concentration in information systems & controls (STEM-designated), business analysis & reporting, or tax compliance & planning
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Study just steps away from Boston’s Financial District and the Big Four
Information Systems & Controls (STEM-designated)
Concentrations
This STEM-designated concentration prepares you to excel in IT and data governance, internal control testing, and information system security—which includes network security, software access, and endpoint security.
Dual-degree programs
Graduate certificates
STEM-designated
Full-time and part-time study
Suffolk offers a wide variety of paths to reach your goals.
You have options.
Accelerate your accounting career next door to Boston's financial hub
Suffolk’s Master of
Science in Accounting
• Business Analysis & Reporting
• Foundations of Accounting & Taxation
• Information Systems & Controls
• Tax Compliance & Planning
Certificates
• MSA/MBA
• MSA/MSBA
• MSA/MSF
Dual Degrees
Dual Degrees & Certificates
Earn your degree in as few as 9 months full-time or 21 months part-time
On-campus and hybrid
Develop data-driven skills that will set you apart. Learn to handle assurance or advisory services, financial statement analysis and reporting, technical accounting, and financial and operations management.
Business Analysis & Reporting
Elevate your profile and acquire advanced expertise in individual and entity tax compliance, as well as personal financial planning and entity planning, and gift taxation compliance and planning.
Tax Compliance & Planning
Meet Our Alumni
Michael Joseph Sorrentino, MSA ’22
Accounting and Tax Manager, BA, Inc.
I felt like Suffolk was the best place to go because the name is recognized everywhere, and it’s right in the heart of Boston, where I was already working. I had three children at the time, and I needed to be able to go from work to school to home with minimal interruption.”
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median annual salary
$82k
obtain a position within 6 months of graduating
93%
obtain a position within 3 months of graduating
89%
Our graduates see tangible ROIs upon degree completion.
A Worthwhile Investment.
*Reported by full-time Suffolk MSA graduates, 2021-2022 cohort
working in degree-related positions
93%
Three tracks to choose from, based on your experience
Our MSA is the only accounting program in Boston to have both a Level-1 status from the Massachusetts Board of Public Accountancy and an international supplemental accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). That means Suffolk students are automatically eligible to take the CPA exam without having to submit their transcripts and are not subject to a waiting period.
Suffolk Stands Out
All three concentrations are closely matched to the discipline-specific areas of the CPA exam.
MSA graduates have their pick of top employers. You’ll find our alums working at companies such as:
A Suffolk Degree Opens Doors.
HubSpot
Baker Newman Noyes
KPMG
KeyBank
PwC
EY
Emily Nguyen, BSBA ’22, MSA ’23
Audit Associate, KPMG
The content of the MSA was really focused. That's why I felt comfortable taking one section of the CPA exam while earning my degree, because one of my classes was helping me study for it.”
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Greg Yee, MSA ’21
Audit Associate, PwC
My professors were great role models. One of them used to work at Deloitte, and she really helped my resume look strong when I was applying for jobs.”
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Martina Lipinska, BSBA '19, MSA '20
Senior Associate, Business Advisory
LGA, LLP
I knew I eventually wanted to sit for the CPA exam. As I studied for the exam, I realize what a strong foundation the MSA program provided me to prepare.”
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