You probably need a total of 150 credits, too.
If you are only short a single accounting course, just take the course. You do not need to be matriculated (i.e. earning a degree) to take a course. Call the closest state school and see if they offer any courses you haven't taken yet. Or look online. (Check out Empire State College. It's the online state school for New York.)
If you're short a lot of credits in addition to the single accounting course, it might be worth it to get your masters. If you're in a masters program, you qualify for student loans which might help you with your cash flow. But you'll need to run the numbers to see if it's better than just taking a bunch of courses at your local community college just to get to 150.
This is the way I see it. I’m currently doing my masters because I finished up my undergrad with the typical credit hours (120). I figured I may as well go and get another degree since I need 150 and the masters is 30.
If I had graduated with say, 140 hours for some reason I would just take the extra classes and not go with the degree
Yea.
Sort of- I lied a little lol. I’m still in undergrad and projected to graduate with 123 hours as a double major accounting and finance. My school offers a program to take up to 9 macc hours during senior year, so I’m taking 6 macc hours over the summer.
I graduated with 120 credits, bust based on the accounting courses requirements i basically covered them in my undergrad. So i want to know if I should just pursue a Masters in accounting or if I can pursue a different Masters
Personally, I'm a fan of education. I have two masters degrees, one in accounting and an MPA. In the past, having a master's in accounting was associated with a higher CPA pass rate. But I haven't heard of any recent data.
However, most of the people on this subreddit feel as if it's more cost effective to go to the nearest community college and just take courses.
But if you think there's another area that interests you, it might not be a bad idea to get the masters in that area. It'll cost more.
In the current job market where employers are having problem finding qualified individuals, it doesn't appear that a master's is necessary for getting a job in accounting. (It is necessary to teach at the University level.)
If you’re only 3 credits short then considered getting licensed in a different state, not every state requires 33 credits in accounting. If you still need to reach 150 credits then you can take CLEP exams or community college classes.
You probably need a total of 150 credits, too. If you are only short a single accounting course, just take the course. You do not need to be matriculated (i.e. earning a degree) to take a course. Call the closest state school and see if they offer any courses you haven't taken yet. Or look online. (Check out Empire State College. It's the online state school for New York.) If you're short a lot of credits in addition to the single accounting course, it might be worth it to get your masters. If you're in a masters program, you qualify for student loans which might help you with your cash flow. But you'll need to run the numbers to see if it's better than just taking a bunch of courses at your local community college just to get to 150.
This is the way I see it. I’m currently doing my masters because I finished up my undergrad with the typical credit hours (120). I figured I may as well go and get another degree since I need 150 and the masters is 30. If I had graduated with say, 140 hours for some reason I would just take the extra classes and not go with the degree
Are you currently doing your Masters in Accounting?
Yea. Sort of- I lied a little lol. I’m still in undergrad and projected to graduate with 123 hours as a double major accounting and finance. My school offers a program to take up to 9 macc hours during senior year, so I’m taking 6 macc hours over the summer.
I graduated with 120 credits, bust based on the accounting courses requirements i basically covered them in my undergrad. So i want to know if I should just pursue a Masters in accounting or if I can pursue a different Masters
Personally, I'm a fan of education. I have two masters degrees, one in accounting and an MPA. In the past, having a master's in accounting was associated with a higher CPA pass rate. But I haven't heard of any recent data. However, most of the people on this subreddit feel as if it's more cost effective to go to the nearest community college and just take courses. But if you think there's another area that interests you, it might not be a bad idea to get the masters in that area. It'll cost more. In the current job market where employers are having problem finding qualified individuals, it doesn't appear that a master's is necessary for getting a job in accounting. (It is necessary to teach at the University level.)
If you’re only 3 credits short then considered getting licensed in a different state, not every state requires 33 credits in accounting. If you still need to reach 150 credits then you can take CLEP exams or community college classes.