Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA)

Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA)

The University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA)
Duration1.5 to 2 Years
LevelMasters Program
  • The Southern Miss Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA) program prepares graduates for a wide variety of employment opportunities and helps students meet the course and credit eligibility requirements for the nationally administered Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam
  • In addition, MPA students gain experience with analytics software and achieve certification in Microsoft Excel at both Specialist and Expert levels
  • MPA students also have the opportunity to become members of Beta Alpha Psi, an honorary organization for financial information students and professionals
Fees componentsAmount
Tuition & fees789967 INR
Hostel & Meals462877 INR
Insurance167939 INR
Transportation58592 INR
Student Activities Fee2930 INR
Capital Impvt Fee5127 INR
Personal Expenses219720 INR
Misc Fees32958 INR
Books/Supplies95212 INR
Special Fee124508 INR
Total1169863 INR

Entry Criteria

Class 12thNo specific cutoff mentioned
BachelorsNo specific cutoff mentioned
  • Applicants must:
    • hold a baccalaureate degree from an institution approved by a recognized accrediting agency
    • Present evidence, by an official transcript, of a grade point average equivalent to at least 3.0 (calculated on a 4.0 scale) over the last two years of the student's undergraduate studies
    • have completed prerequisite undergraduate course requirements. Most prerequisite requirements are generally met by students with a bachelor's degree in business and major in accounting
ExamsTOEFL: 71

IELTS: 6

GRE: Accepted

GMAT: Accepted

Additional info
  • English language test Wavier:
    • A student has an SAT verbal score of 500
    • A student has completed a secondary international school (such as the International Baccalaureate, e.g., or an American high school abroad) in which English is the language of instruction, with a minimum grade equivalent to a C in all of their English courses and with attendance in the final three years offered
  • GMAT/GRE waiver:
    • Applicants who have previously earned a Master’s degree or higher.
    • Applicants who have previously passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam; and/or
    • Applicants who have demonstrated strong academic performance in their undergraduate accounting curriculum, as evidenced by earning a Bachelor’s degree while achieving a minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0, along with a minimum Accounting GPA of 3.0, from a university accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
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