Accounting and Analytics Cohort
This STEM-designated degree capitalizes on our students’ varied backgrounds to advance their careers in public accounting.
Enjoy tackling all your classes with a single cohort of colleagues – in just 16 months.
The MS in Accounting and Analytics Cohort (STEM) program is a STEM-designated 36 semester credit hour, lock-step program where your faculty have specially chosen all the coursework. The program is designed for students from diverse backgrounds seeking a single cohort experience and wanting to get to know each classmate during their 16-month journey.
Students can opt to pursue the double degree option for a Masters in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence [STEM] and/ or an additional certificate option for Research Foundations in Accounting. Students opting for the additional degrees and/ or certificate should apply the MS in Accounting and Analytics Cohort program, and indicate their interest in pursuing these additional degree/ certificate options in the application. Once the students are admitted into the MS in Accounting and Analytics Cohort program, in Fall of Year 1, we will assist you in adding the additional degree/ certificate.
Why Double Degree Option? While domain knowledge will remain important for accounting professionals, enhanced technology and data-analytic skills are essential. Data analytic skills are required for data-driven audits, data-driven business performance and risk monitoring, and data-driven decisions. Students choosing the second master’s program option, will receive the Master’s in Accounting and Analytics degree in 16 months and the Master’s in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence four months later, in 20 months.
Why An Additional Certificate Option? Students who aspire to pursue accounting PhD programs at leading international universities will learn tools to be successful in their research endeavors in this one-year on-campus program. It will introduce them to research methods that are the foundations for scientific rigor pertaining to issues in accounting. Students choosing the additional academic certificate option, will receive both the Master’s in Accounting and Analytics degree and the Research Foundation in Accounting certificates in 16 months.
Cohort Program Highlights
Courses Taught by World-Class Instructors
Meet the accounting facultyPredetermined course sequence and continuous reviews help pass the U.S. CPA exam.
See the cohort curriculumAdditional Degrees/ Certificate Options
- Option to pursue an additional cohort STEM program: Master’s in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
- Option to pursue an additional certificate program: Research Foundations in Accounting Certificate
- Additional tutoring with coding assistance for business analytics courses
Lock-step cohort enables long-term relationships with fellow cohort students.
Extracurricular Activities Include:
- Comprehensive reinforcements of domain knowledge and reviews for the U.S. CPA examination
- Intense pre-term activities to enhance communication and leadership skills which include improv sessions led by professionals
- Professional visits (virtual or in-person) to Big 4 or Leading firms
- Extensive assistance and guidance for obtaining internships and assistance in determining post-graduation career options
- Advice and assistance with post-graduation career options
Student Success
| Class of | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of cohort program CPA exam takers who passed all four exam parts. | 90% | 89% | 92% | 88% | 93% |
Accounting graduate Liang-Han (Hank) Wuu, MS’15, received the Elijah Watt Sells Award for obtaining one of the highest point averages on the CPA exam in 2015.
| Class of | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Big 4 | 25% | 30% |
| U.S. CPA Firms | 50% | 45% |
| Private Companies | 25% | 25% |
Master’s in Accounting and Analytics Cohort (STEM) Program Student Testimonials
Parker Middleton
MS Accounting, Cohort Class of 2021
MS Business Analytics, Cohort Class of 2021
I absolutely loved my time in the MS Accounting Cohort Program at UT Dallas! As someone coming out of undergrad with a more general degree feeling ashamed, this M.S. program gave me the confidence and backing to approach big-name employers with ease, knowing that I had learned a valuable skill. In addition to the degree, the support that the faculty and staff poured out to us was incredibly warm and ever-present. I also loved being in the cohort program, which allowed for great activities throughout the year and an automatic network on campus. All in all, this program allowed me to get exactly what I was hoping for: respected credentials, community, and a great, full-time offer with a consulting company!
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