Affordable online master's in accounting for CPA requirements
Finding an online accounting master's program under $25,000 to qualify for the CPA exam is difficult while working full-time. High tuition costs force students to settle for budget options, while the heavy workload makes it hard to complete the degree without dropping out or sacrificing employment.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
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- 1Looking for alternative state schools or online programs within the same price rangeDid this help you?
- 2Getting an MBA or an associate's degree to fulfill the required credit hours for the CPADid this help you?
- 3Enrolling in self-paced online degree programs to complete coursework during off-hours.Did this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I currently have a BS in Business Administration (Finance) and am looking into an online M.S. in Accounting so I can meet the requirements for the CPA.”source ↗
“I’m trying to keep the cost down and came across Liberty University’s online M.S. in Accounting. The price is affordable which is a NEED for me, I don’t want to spend more than $25k on the degree.”source ↗
“I am really struggling to figure out how to continue my 2nd year since i am working from home full time and I really don’t want to let go of the program i already started.”source ↗
Where this came up
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