The Best MBA Programs In Accounting

The Top 10 Business Schools in Accounting

Rank and School (Link to Accounting Website) Electives Faculty Unique Courses
 1. University of Texas (McCombs)  20  35 Advanced Topics in Financial Reporting; Financial Statement Analysis; Performance Measurement and Control, Strategic Control Systems; Petroleum Accounting, International and Interstate Tax; and Accounting & Control in Nonprofit Organizations. For additional information on courses like these, click here and here
 2. Wharton  12  19 Tax Planning and Administration; Taxes and Business Strategy; Accounting for Mergers, Acquisitions and Complex Financial Structures; and Cost Management. For additional course information, click here
 3. University of Illinois  NA  NA  NA
 4. University of Chicago (Booth)  5  23 Managerial Accounting; Accounting and Financial Analysis I; Accounting and Financial Analysis II; Taxes and Business Strategy; and Financial Statement Analysis. For additional course information, click here
 5. Stanford Graduate School of Business  10  15 Alphanomics: Informational Arbitrage in Equity Markets; Mergers and Acquisitions; Project in Event-Driven Investing, Analysis and Valuation of Emerging-Market Firms; and Performance Measurement, Compensation and Governance. For additional course information, click here
 6. Brigham Young University (Marriott)  NA  NA  For course information, click here
 7. University of Michigan (Ross)  12  17  Financial Statement Analysis, Corporate Financial Reporting, and Financial Communication and Investor Relations. For additional course information, click here
 8. New York University (Stern)  12  21 Financial Statement Analysis; Modeling of Financial Statements; Credit Ratings and Fixed-Income Credit Analysis; Financial Planning and Analysis; Investor Relations Strategy for Growth Creation; and Forensic Accounting and Financial Statement Fraud. For additional course information, click here.
 9. University of Southern California (Marshall)  8  37 Strategy and Operations Through a CFO Lens; Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions; Family Wealth Preservation; Performance Measurement, Evaluation, and Incentives; and Fair Value Accounting.
 10. Indiana University (Kelley)  14  25 Field Consulting Project; International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); Structuring Acquisitions: Accounting Advisory Services; Strategic Tax Planning; Forensic Accounting; and Assurance Learning Laboratory. For additional course information, click here
 10. University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler)  4  16 Complex Deals; Financial Statement Analysis & Valuation; Taxes in Finance; and Topics in Financial Reporting. For additional course information, click here

Source: U.S. News & World Report (Ranking) and School Media Departments (Stats and Courses)

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