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Take your audit & accounting career to the next level
Earn your graduate accounting degree and complete the additional credits to qualify for the CPA exam with the master’s in Audit and Advisory Services. You’ll gain practical, advanced auditing skills to excel in a career in a public accounting firm or corporate internal audit department.
Become a financial data expert. Know what questions to ask and how to interpret the findings. Acquire sought-after skills in
- Fraud and forensic accounting
- Visualization techniques
- Audit and internal audit tools
- Data analytics
- Information systems
For international students: this program is a
STEM-designated program, which can qualify you to extend your post-graduation stay in the United States.
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Dynamic connections to Chicago’s accounting community
Not only does our location place you in the heart of the city’s business and financial district, but our alumni form one of the largest accounting networks in Chicago. Top firms such as EY, Plante Moran, GT, Crowe Horwath and many others that surround our Loop Campus regularly hire our students.
Application Deadlines
| Enrollment Quarter |
Domestic Student Deadline |
International Student Deadline |
| Fall |
August 15 |
June 15 |
| Winter |
December 1 |
October 15 |
| Spring |
March 1 |
January 15
|
| Summer |
June 1 |
April 15 |
Admission Requirements
Submit an online application, essay, résumé and official transcripts.
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Required Courses
You’ll take nine required courses and three business electives of your choice.
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91%
of Audit & Advisory Services graduates were employed, continuing their education or pursuing other goals within six months of graduation.
$60k+
The median salary for Audit & Advisory Services graduates was $60,500.
Learn from award-winning faculty
Cindy Durtschi, professor of accountancy and MIS, received the American Accounting Association Innovation in Audit Education Award for a case she published in forensic accounting. One of her focuses is on developing forensic accounting cases which she uses in the classroom to engage students with business practices while building their knowledge base through research.
Alumni Network
In addition to the wider group of Kellstadt alumni, the School of Accountancy & MIS alumni network reaches to the top ranks of corporations, public accounting firms, education and government. The alumni society, Ledger & Quill, is one of the largest accounting alumni groups in the nation.
Scholarships
Graduate school is an investment in your future, and Kellstadt awarded more than $3 million to incoming students last year.
The giving society of the School of Accountancy & MIS gives approximately $25k annually to students pursuing their master’s in Accountancy, Taxation, or Audit and Advisory Services.
Additionally, DePaul and the Deloitte Foundation provide a limited number of
full scholarships to MSAA students each year. And through a collaboration with the
KPMG Master of Accounting with Data and Analytics (MADA) program,
scholarships funded by KPMG are available to MSAA program students.
Learn more about scholarship opportunities available to you.
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Contact Information
For more information about applying, contact the Kellstadt office at
(312) 362-8810 or
kgsb@depaul.edu.
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We’ll send you the full online viewbook with information about the degree, admission requirements and upcoming info sessions. Let’s get started.