Demand is high for UW-Milwaukee graduates who earn a Master of Science in Professional Accounting. Accountants in today's society are sought after for the valuable data they provide to help businesses plan operations and monitor performance.
Information systems designed by accountants guide investors and creditors in decision-making.
The UWM master's program is designed to develop a highly professional and employable specialist in accounting, increase the student's knowledge in a related discipline, and satisfy the requirement to sit for the national CPA examination while preparing the student to successfully pass the exam. If advanced standing is granted for any or all of the above courses, accounting elective courses must be substituted for the waived courses. In all instances, a student must complete at least 21 credits of core and elective courses. 216- 847 can be repeated with a change in topic. With prior approval, other graduate accounting or tax courses may be used as accounting electives.