Auburn University · School of Accountancy, Harbert College of Business

Master of Accountancy Online

Master'sMAccEnglish-taughtMaster of Accountancy

Overview

An online Master of Accountancy of 30 semester hours (traditional) or up to 42 (expanded, for non-accounting graduates), with live-streamed or recorded lectures, virtual proctored exams and a required campus residency in the final spring; $1,000 per credit hour (2025-2026).

Official program name: Master of Accountancy Online
Awarded degree: Master of Accountancy
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master's — MAcc
Awarding institution: Auburn University — School of Accountancy, Harbert College of Business
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Auburn, Alabama, United StatesWhere the institution or the unit that runs the program is based. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll.
Subject: Accounting · dedicated degree
Credits: 30-42 credit hours depending on previous courseworkUS credit hours — not directly comparable with other credit systems.
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: as few as two years part-time (five semesters of two classes) or as quick as 12 months full-timeA minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms: Fall, Spring, Summer
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Language of instruction: EnglishEvidence: the program is offered and assessed in English as published; a module-by-module language statement is not published.
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Online MAcc with one required 2.5-3 day campus residency in the final spring semester; exams via virtual proctoring.

Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list English-taught online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in business subjects, awarded by institutions with legal recognition in their country. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus attendance, placements, schedule and time zones are shown separately, each only as the institution states it.

Academic delivery: Online + required attendanceTeaching is online, with required campus visits, residential weeks, in-person exams or an in-person defense.
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits: Campus attendance required
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Placement / internship: Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule: Mixed (live + self-paced)
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Study intensity: Not verified

Attendance, exams and travel as published

Residential week / residency Required
Campus residency (MAcc Leadership Summit) in the final spring semester, from the last Wednesday of April to Friday evening; students pay their own travel, hotel and some meals
Once, final spring semester · Auburn, Alabama · Students are responsible for travel, hotel and some meals
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Proctored exams Required
Exams through a virtual proctoring service
Online
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Traditional MAcc (30 semester hours, for accounting graduates) or Expanded MAcc (up to 42 semester hours, any discipline plus business foundation core)
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waiver-available and not-required items are shown exactly as the institution states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree / qualification: RequiredFour-year regionally accredited bachelor's degree from a U.S. institution
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Prerequisites: RequiredBusiness Foundation prerequisites (incl. Principles of Financial Accounting)
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Credit transfer: OptionalUp to six semester hours of graduate credit
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Personal statement: RequiredStatement of purpose
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
References / recommendations: Required3 letters — Names and emails of three references
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
CV / résumé: RequiredRésumé
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Application fee: RequiredUS$60 — $60 Graduate School application fee
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
International applicants: RequiredU.S. citizen or Green Card holder with a USA or APO address
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GMAT: OptionalThe program FAQ page states 'The GMAT exam is required'; the admissions page says optional
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the intake the institution printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Priority deadline
July 1 · for Fall
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Priority deadline
November 1 · for Spring
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April 1 · for Summer
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Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its published currency, fee category, academic year and basis. Nothing is converted; figures on different bases or in different currencies are not comparable, and tuition is not the full cost of study.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All online students — Per credit hour	US$1,000USD	per credit · 2025-2026Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All online students — Total for 30-42 credit hours	US$30,000 – US$42,000USD	entire program · 2025-2026Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Confirmation fee (covers orientation): US$250Mandatory
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
New Graduate Student fee: US$25Mandatory
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Graduation fee: US$40Mandatory
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the institution for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Recognition, accreditation and eligibility

Separate questions: is the awarding institution legally recognized to award this degree, is the business school accredited, and who may enroll in this online program?

Legal recognition of Auburn University

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
Institutional accreditation — Accredited · since January 6, 1922 · next review 06/01/2029
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Authority in United States
Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school and program accreditation

AACSB International (AACSB)
Business-school accreditation — Accredited · School of Accountancy separately accredited by AACSB
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026

AACSB International (AACSB)
Business-school accreditation — Accredited
“Harbert College of Business and the School of Accountancy are AACSB-accredited”
Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Held by the business school. A school-level accreditation does not by itself mean that every program is covered.

Recognition in the institution's own country does not guarantee that the degree is recognized for employment, licensing or further study everywhere. Check with the relevant body where you plan to use it.

International applicants

Several online programs restrict enrollment by residency: the online MBA requires U.S. residency (except U.S. military); the online MS in Finance requires residency in the U.S. or Canada or U.S. military service; the online MAcc requires U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.Source: harbert.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.

harbert.auburn.edu/degrees-programs/graduate/macc-online/admissions.html — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
harbert.auburn.edu/degrees-programs/graduate/macc-online/curriculum.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
harbert.auburn.edu/degrees-programs/graduate/macc-online/faq.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
harbert.auburn.edu/degrees-programs/graduate/macc-online/index.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
harbert.auburn.edu/degrees-programs/graduate/macc-online/tuition-financial-assistance.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
harbert.auburn.edu/degrees-programs/graduate/macc-online/what-to-expect.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
harbert.auburn.edu/degrees-programs/undergraduate/online-programs/bsba-accountancy-online-second-deg — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — Government dataset (US Department of Education IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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