Be Prepared for a Successful Accounting and Finance Career
Corporations and organizations large and small are in greater need of qualified, trained accounting and financial professionals who understand the importance of accurate quantitative analysis on decision-making and strategy, as well as compliance with strict rules and regulations for financial statement preparation and reporting. A Master of Science in Accounting-Finance degree from Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) can help you achieve these goals. Our on-campus and online Accounting/Finance degree program gives you the tools you need to help these entities thrive, by teaching you the most critical accounting and financial principles and practices, including:
- Professional auditing methods
- Cost analysis
- Using the latest technology to evaluate financial records
- Individual and corporate tax preparation
- Financial reporting and management
- Budgeting and financing
A program that builds industry skills with professional faculty
Developed with input from our corporate partners such as Fidelity, the SNHU MS in Accounting-Finance degree program can open up a variety of career opportunities in for-profit, not-for-profit, and municipal sectors. Your professors, who collectively bring decades of accounting and financial experience into the coursework, understand what skills are needed in the workplace today and how to prepare you to meet those needs. Southern New Hampshire Univerity's Master's degree in Accounting-Finance will deepen your knowledge of accounting and finance and its many applications.
Enjoy strong employment opportunities
While the accounting and financial industries are broad, and careers in these fields can reach into nearly every type of business endeavor, the overall outlook for the types of professions you can explore with an SNHU Accounting/Finance Master’s degree appear strong well into the future. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), “Management, business, and financial occupations” are expected to rise more than ten percent through 2018. And among the BLS’s occupations with the largest projected job growth through 2018 include accountants and auditors (21.65 percent), management analysts (23.87 percent), and bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10.29 percent).
- Public and corporate accountant
- Personal financial planner
- Investment analyst
- Auditor
- Budget analyst
- Financial reporting and management professional
- Tax preparation and planning specialist
- Record and bookkeeper