- How long it takes
- 18 to 24 months
- full time
- Level
- Masters degree (coursework)
- University
- Leads on to
- Financial Accountant
- $104,200 median pay
- Taught by
- 9 providers
- 6 states and territories
Is this course right for you?
What the Master of Accounting asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where this course can take you
Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.
Jobs you can do with it
Financial Accountant
Financial accountants prepare the statements and reports a business uses to meet its tax and reporting obligations.
What else you need
Complete the accounting units and relevant professional subjects. Professional designations, statutory audit sign off and tax agent registration have further requirements; this course does not confer them.
Median pay$104,200
Management Accountant
Management accountants work out what a business's products, contracts and units cost to run, then build the budgets and analysis managers use to make decisions.
What else you need
Complete the accounting units and relevant professional subjects. Professional designations, statutory audit sign off and tax agent registration have further requirements; this course does not confer them.
Median pay$104,200
External Auditor
External auditors examine an organisation's financial records and test its controls, then give an independent opinion on whether its financial statements are true and fair.
A step towards this job. What else you need
Median pay$109,400
In demand
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list.
Where you can study this course
There are 9 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
- Website for Monash University (opens in a new tab)
Monash University
750 Collins St Docklands, Monash Caulfield, VIC
4.3from 1,955 Google reviews
What students like
- Staff are supportive and resolve issues quickly
What to weigh up
- Admin replies can be slow
- Feedback from teaching staff can be limited
- Website for Curtin University (opens in a new tab)
Curtin University
Curtin University of Technology, WA
4.2from 1,745 Google reviews
What students like
- Staff are helpful and welcoming
- Support services help students through hard times
What to weigh up
- Enquiries can take a while to answer
- Website for Macquarie University (opens in a new tab)
Macquarie University
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, NSW
4.4from 1,202 Google reviews
What students like
- Lecturers care and help students understand
What to weigh up
- Enrolment and admin can be slow
- Student support can be hard to reach
- Website for Flinders University (opens in a new tab)
Flinders University
Bedford Park, Flinders City, SA
4.3from 1,059 Google reviews
- Website for Bond University (opens in a new tab)
Bond University
Gold Coast, QLD
4.4from 303 Google reviews
What students like
- Staff are friendly, caring and helpful
- Small class sizes give personalised attention
What to weigh up
- Fees are on the higher side
- Admissions can be slow to sort out
- Website for Kaplan Business School (opens in a new tab)
Kaplan Business School
8 campuses
4.3from 517 Google reviews
What students like
- Lecturers are helpful and industry experienced
- Courses are practical and career focused
Adelaide University
Adelaide University, Adelaide City, SA
4.5from 1,262 Google reviews
What students like
- Lecturers and staff are helpful and professional
What to weigh up
- Enrolment and admin can be slow
Australian Institute of Business and Management
Ground and Level 1, 59 Darby Street, Cooks Hill, NSW 2300, Levels 7 - 11, Transport House, 11 York Street Sydney NSW 2000, NSW
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Master of Accounting.
- Financial reporting
- Management accounting
- Auditing and assurance
- Taxation
- Business and corporations law
- Finance and analysis
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?