Accounting & Analytics, MS

In pursuing your MS in Accounting and Analytics, you'll delve into a specialized program designed to equip you with a unique blend of financial expertise and cutting-edge analytics skills. As you navigate through the curriculum, you'll sharpen your understanding of accounting principles while also mastering data-driven decision-making. This degree not only prepares you for a dynamic career in accounting but positions you at the forefront of leveraging data analytics to drive strategic financial insights. With a focus on practical application, you'll graduate well-prepared to navigate the evolving landscape of accounting and contribute meaningfully to data-informed business strategies.

The MSAA learning objectives are focused on your success. We will:

• Extend your technical competencies in financial reporting and analysis, managerial decision-making, tax compliance and planning, and risk assurance and compliance testing.
• Develop your leadership and cross-functional management skills.
• Sharpen your essential professional competencies including: critical thinking skills, effective communication skills, ability to work effectively in teams, and data analytics skills.
• Develop your awareness of the needs of communities beyond the boundaries of your profession.

On successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Recommend a course of action to a prospective client by using a framework or model to analyze financial statements and other relevant data.
• Evaluate the accounting implications of an economic event by applying the principles, standards, and practices of financial accounting.
• Advise stakeholders of how strategic business risks relate to internal controls, financial reporting, tax, and/or audit using authoritative literature, fieldwork, surveys, archival, or other research data.
• Synthesize accounting information within the context of other business functions to inform the business decision-making process.
• Construct arguments for and against alternative accounting decisions by weighing the ethical, stakeholder, and stewardship implications of each.

This program is approved by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fall within the definition of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).

If you are an F-1 nonimmigrant student who has completed 12 months of post-completion Optional Practical Training, receiving a degree in a DHS-approved STEM program means you are eligible for a 24-month OPT extension. To learn more, please speak to a Seattle University international admissions counselor.