Need Help with Deciding on an Online Accounting Masters Program

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it has to be if it's #2 in the US News report

Just a quick note about this - the US News & World Report is NOT a good way to make ANY decisions about college. EVER!

Your Annual Reminder to Ignore the U.S. News & World Report College Rankings - The Atlantic

College Rankings Can Be Good, But U.S. News' Miss the Mark - US News



The other thing to note when looking at particular colleges; just because a college is "good" doesn't mean that a specific program within the college is "great". A school may not do lots of things well, but if they do the thing YOU WANT well, then it should be considered in your list of choices. Yale may be a "great" school, but if they don't have a great engineering school, don't go there to become an engineer. Simple.

If I were looking to become an Accountant, and go on to a masters-level program, I would not take a single accounting course via testing; I would take them all the "regular" way (either butt-in-seat or online) for a grade. But it probably won't hurt much if you take some of your Gen Ed's via testing.

Also, you should always look at the schools you're thinking of going to, and figure out what they want, then work to get that. Are they going to look at your last 30 credits, or last 60 credits? If so, then you'll want to have at least 30 (or 60) graded credits. If they don't tell you, find out by calling.