Admission
Siena’s M.S. program in accounting is designed for students who have earned an undergraduate degree in accounting from an AACSB accredited institution and wish to sit for the New York state CPA exam.
| curriculum | MODALITY | APP DEADLINE | TIMELINE | START TERMS |
| Master of Science | On-Campus |
Rolling Admission |
1 year full-time, 30 credits | Fall, Spring, Summer |
The M.S. in Accounting education program prepares you for your career, while providing a framework of enhanced complementary skills of technical abilities, global acumen, relationships, and business acuity to develop the ability to make sound judgments and quick decisions to assist in building leaders who will build the future.
Our curriculum creates students who are ethically responsible leaders with strong critical thinking and communication skills.
Nearly 100% of our MSA participants receive accountancy related internships, with outcomes most often resulting in one or more professional career employment offers.
Housing
Siena is able to offer a limited number of spaces to students admitted to the Master in Accounting program.
Internships
Internships represent an essential component of the program and serve many students as an entry to full-time employment.
What Saints Say
99% of alumni are employed and 90% say they would do the program again according to our 2021 Alumni Survey.
Application Requirements
Brief personal essay indicating the reason you are pursuing your chosen graduate program and your intended long-term goals (submitted online with your application). Need some tips?
Include employment history, certificate or licenses held, volunteer/extracurricular activities, leadership roles, honors/awards and education history (submitted online with your application).
One Letter of Recommendation is required to be submitted by a faculty member at your bachelor’s degree granting institution or professional reference if you have been out of school for some time. (Recommenders are required to submit recommendations online - instructions included within the application.)
Official Transcripts are required from all post-secondary institutions which you have earned college credit. Unofficial copies may be uploaded for the purpose of application review, but official copies are required prior to enrollment.
Also, if you earned your undergraduate degree outside of the United States, an evaluated transcript is required by a recognized member of The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES.) Our preferred evaluators are World Education Services, Inc. or Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
Transcripts and evaluations should be emailed directly to our registrar at transcriptreceiving@siena.edu or mailed to the address below:
Siena University
Registrar's Office
515 Loudon Road
Loudonville, NY 12211
Official TOEFL, IELTS or DUOLINGO Test Scores are required from international students whose native language is not English. All English examination scores are considered valid up to two years after the testing date. Certificates of Instruction may be considered if English was the medium of instruction for undergraduate studies.
Accepted tests and minimum scores:
TOEFL - 79
IELTS - 6.5
DUOLINGO - 115
Official Test Results should be sent electronically to graduateadmissions@siena.edu or mailed directly to:
Siena University
Registrar's Office
515 Loudon Road
Loudonville, NY 12211
Official GMAT scores are required if:
- GPA is less than 2.75 from an AACSB-accredited undergraduate business program or GPA is less than 3.0 from a non-AACSB accredited undergraduate program.
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Siena does not require the GRE for entrance to any graduate program.
