Master of Science in Accounting – Financial Services Master Financial & Accounting Strategies
30
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Study Ways to Navigate Difficult Financial Decisions with an Online Master’s in Accounting – Financial Services Degree
Liberty University’s 100% online Master of Science (MS) in Accounting – Financial Services is designed for people who want to make a difference in their company, organization, or small business in the area of financial services. The online master’s in accounting program will build on your previous business and accounting experience and help you discover new ways to run your business more efficiently while leveraging critical business data.
Through the financial services area of study, you can learn the process for assessing and evaluating business assets to give you an edge in a competitive business marketplace.
Why Choose Liberty’s Online Accounting Degrees?
Our online master’s degree in accounting with a specialization in financial services will develop your business and accounting skills for analyzing, evaluating, and leveraging business assets to increase efficiency, grow your market, and reduce risk. The management and leadership skills built into the core of the online master’s in accounting curriculum can prepare you for leadership roles. The advanced graduate studies in business and accounting will give you the theoretical and practical background needed to adapt to many industries.
We accomplish this through our challenging and rewarding, biblically-based courses taught by seasoned business professionals with real-world experience. Each professor will teach you the skills and techniques you need to develop into an expert in the field.
Liberty University was founded in 1971 and remains one of the leading universities in the nation, so you can be confident that your degree will not only meet the rigorous standards of accreditation but will hold its value over time. Courses in our online master’s in accounting degree will also assist you in meeting the requirements to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam when accompanied by an undergraduate accounting degree.
What Will You Study in the Online Master’s in Accounting Degree?
Our online Master of Science in Accounting – Financial Services degree explores the integral aspects of business, accounting, and important financial services. As a student in our master’s in accounting degree, you will study all components of the field, including investments, corporate finance, financial markets, and more. The online course content will provide an advanced study in business, economics, and accounting, with an in-depth focus on issues and knowledge in finance and financial management.
In our online accounting degree, you can learn how to employ effective technological strategies for financial decision-making, develop skills to manage the resources needed to grow your business, make investments and acquisitions, and plan for the future of your company.
Potential Career Opportunities
- Audit accountant
- Business owner
- Certified public accountant
- Credit/loan counselor
- Finance manager
- Loan interviewer
- New accounts clerk
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Degree Information
- This program falls under the School of Business.
- View the Graduate Business Course Guides (login required).
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Tuition & Aid
Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
Graduate Full Time | $565/Credit |
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Graduate Part Time | $615/Credit |
Military Graduate | $275/Credit |
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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Admission Information for Our Online Financial Services Master’s Degree
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution will be assessed on the basis of the master’s-level degree work.
- Unofficial transcripts can be used for acceptance purposes with the submission of a Transcript Request Form.
- Students who do not meet the following prerequisites can be complete the Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting before admission to the Master of Science in Accounting. The certificate includes the following courses:
- Financial Accounting (ACCT 211)
- Managerial Accounting (ACCT 212)
- Intermediate Accounting I (ACCT 301)
- Intermediate Accounting II (ACCT 302)
- Cost Accounting (ACCT 311)
- Auditing (ACCT 404)
- Taxation I (ACCT 401)
- Please note: Pending review, students with a non-business degree may also be required to complete BMAL 590 in the first semester of the MSA degree.Business-related degrees should include content in the following areas:
- Management
- Global/international business
- Statistics
- Operation management
- Marketing
- Ethics
- Economics
- Accounting (2 courses)
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
Preliminary Acceptance
If you are sending in a preliminary transcript for acceptance, you must:
- Be in your final term and planning to start your master’s degree after the last day of class for your bachelor’s degree.
- Complete a Bachelor’s Self-Certification Form confirming your completion date. You may download the form from the Forms and Downloads page or contact an admissions counselor to submit the form on your behalf.
- Submit an official/unofficial transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The preliminary transcript must show a minimum of 105 completed credit hours.
- If you are a current Liberty University student completing your undergraduate degree, you will need to submit a Degree/Certificate Completion Application.
- Send in an additional, final official transcript with a conferral date on it by the end of your first semester of enrollment in the new master’s degree.
Dual Enrollment
Please see the Online Dual Enrollment page for information about starting graduate courses while finishing your bachelor’s degree.
Transcript Policies
Unofficial College Transcript Policy
Unofficial transcripts combined with a Transcript Request Form can be used for admission. Official transcripts are required within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first, and will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Before sending unofficial college transcripts, please make sure they include the following:
- Your previous school’s name or logo printed on the document
- Cumulative GPA
- A list of completed courses and earned credit broken down by semester
- Degree and date conferred (if applicable)
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
If the student uses unofficial transcripts with a Transcript Request Form to gain acceptance, all official transcripts must be received within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first. Failure to send all official transcripts within the 60-day period will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Admissions Office Contact Information
Liberty University Online Admissions Verification
1971 University Blvd.
Lynchburg, VA 24515
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for graduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who service in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $625 per course)*
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
*Not applicable to certificates.
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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