Shaping Leaders, Driving Results

High Return on Investment

With a Master of Accounting degree from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, you are assured that the return on your investment from this degree will pay dividends for years to come.

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of Accounting
Graduate admissions undergraduate GPA requirement (average) 3.51 3.62 3.43
Standardized test average score LSAT (163)
MCAT (Verbal 10.46; Physical Science 10.74; Biological Science 11.04) GMAT (635)
Prerequisite classes required

None required.
Highly suggest well-rounded undergraduate

32 semester hours/ extensive science and labs

None required.
Any undergraduate major (except accounting)

Years in graduate school 3 4 1
Size of class 2503 1602 120
Total tuition and fees for duration of program $59,935 NC Resident1

$107,935 Non NC Resident1

$71,962 NC Resident1

$181,413 Non NC Resident1

$26,751 NC Resident2

$50,756 Non NC Resident2

Average student loan indebtedness for most recent graduates  $76,642  $100,846  $36,013
Employed three months after graduation (U.S. eligible) 96%3
(9 months after graduation)
98%3 98.3%    
Predicted Job Growth
(# openings) 2008-18
7-13% (240,400)4 20%+ (260,500)4 20%+ (497,500)4
Salary Range
$133,273 to $1.6M5 $141,510 to $2M5 $41,594 to $1.7M5

1 Tuition and fees for 2011-12 academic year, with estimated 5% increase for each subsequent year of the program. Does not include living expenses
2 Tuition and fees for 2011-12 ($22,566 NC Resident and $42,656 Non NC Resident) PLUS maximum summer 2011 tuition and fees based on 13.5 credits ($4,185 NC Resident and $8,100 Non NC Resident). Does not include living expenses
3 Class of 2009 Employment Statistics
4 O*Netonline.org
5 Salarylist.com, Attorney Salary, Physician Salary, Accountant Salary