Accounting Masters
Accounting Masters Programs
USC Leventhal offers three master’s programs to accommodate the wide array of backgrounds and educational pursuits of our students. Our full-time Master’s programs are widely recognized in the top tier of accounting education worldwide and are consistently highly ranked.
Master of Accounting (MAcc)
The MAcc program provides students opportunities to apply accounting and business knowledge to cases and situations that develop technical knowledge plus skills in research, analysis, and communication. This graduate degree helps ensure success in public accounting, private industry, auditing, assurance services, advisory services, consulting and strategic finance.
Master of Business Taxation (MBT)
The Jennifer and James R. Parks Master of Business Taxation (MBT) program provides an in-depth specialization in taxation and analytical skills designed to prepare students for a successful career in the tax field. Intended for today’s professionals using technology and data tools in applying the breadth of tax law and regulations, the program provides students with the technical, analytical, and communication skills necessary to assist clients large and small.
Master of Business Taxation for Working Professionals (MBT.WP)
For fully employed tax professionals who are ready to deepen and broaden their knowledge of taxation and learn research techniques critical to success as a professional. Minimum one-year tax-related experience required for MBT.WP program.
PROGRAM BENEFITS
ACCOUNTING FOR GOOD
“Sustainability doesn’t stop at the environment and climate change. It also means providing fair wages, housing, and safe conditions for communities where these businesses are based. This is why we teach these concepts to our students. It’s important they understand how sustainability factors into business leadership.”
“Sustainability doesn’t stop at the environment and climate change. It also means providing fair wages, housing, and safe conditions for communities where these businesses are based. This is why we teach these concepts to our students. It’s important they understand how sustainability factors into business leadership.”
— Smrity Randhawa, Assistant Dean Leventhal Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor of Clinical Accounting
The Role of the Profession: Accounting for Good by William Holder
"Accounting may not have the most obvious path toward bringing justice to the world, saving the planet, housing the homeless or feeding the hungry, but as one exceptionally gifted accounting thinker has observed, accountants can contribute meaningfully to the diminution of the world’s maladies."
— William Holder, Dean of the Leventhal School of Accounting
Curriculum: Business, Society, and Sustainability
“Students get it. They understand they’ll be the ones making decisions and know the impact they can have if they are aware of the issues.”
— Greys Sošić, Data Sciences and Operations Department Chair and E. Morgan Stanley Chair in Business Administration
Setting the Sustainability Reporting Standards Investors Demand
“There is a whole ecosystem evolving to support preparers and users of sustainability reports…These roles are in high demand and require new skills and so should present valuable career opportunities for our students.”
— Richard Sloan, Deloitte and Touche LLP Chair in Accounting and Professor of Accounting, Finance, and Business Economics
NEWS + EVENTS
Student-Run Tax Service Celebrates Milestone Year of Impact
Students in Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) secured $1.2 million in tax refunds for the Los Angeles community.
New Study Explores How Monthly Income Fluctuations Drive Up Mutual Fund Costs
A new study examines how variations in monthly paychecks can put a strain on mutual fund managers and result in lower fund returns.
USC Marshall Celebrates the Class of 2025
The 2025 commencement ceremony stood out with memorable moments, including remarks from Snoop Dogg, student speakers, and the lighting of the L.A. Coliseum’s Olympic Torch.
Faculty and Staff Honored at 2025 USC Marshall Awards
The Marshall community recognized their fellow faculty and staff for leadership, mentorship, and excellence in teaching and research.
Celebrating the Class of 2025: Student Speakers
The ceremony will take place on May 17 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
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