Academic Excellence
The McCombs School of Business is home to some of the nation's most recognized business researchers, trendsetters, and innovators. Our faculty are regularly cited as one of the most compelling reasons to join the Texas McCombs MPA.
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Dynamic Curriculum
As a student in our program, you'll have access to the greatest minds in the world of business both inside and outside of the classroom. We listen to the needs of accounting professionals and continuously evolve our curriculum to prepare students with insights into new technologies, including incorporating data analytics into every course offered within the Texas McCombs MPA program.
Coursework That Launches Your Career
Tailor your Texas McCombs MPA coursework to align with your specific career goals. Select a curriculum path and a foundational set of courses to get started. Broaden that knowledge with carefully selected accounting electives and MBA electives in areas such as finance, information technology, strategy, management, and more. Enhance your MPA degree with an internal audit certificate.
MPA CURRICULUM PATHS
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Business Advisory / Management Consulting
Advisors and consultants armed with accounting knowledge are uniquely placed to help businesses achieve their strategic goals. Become the expert every consulting firm needs. -
Forensic Accounting
Forensic accountants are called in when financial wrongdoing or fraud is suspected. Interested in crime? Litigation? Combine your accounting knowledge with investigative skills in this high-stakes, fast-paced arena. -
Investment Banking
With a comprehensive knowledge of financial accounting and a solid grounding in finance, you can work with companies to raise capital, provide strategic financial advice, and facilitate M&A transactions. -
Corporate Accounting / Financial Analyst
Corporate accountants are the heartbeat of an entity’s financial, managerial, and due-diligence operations. Interested in being a CFO? This could be the path for you. -
Government Accounting / Not-For-Profit
Interested in working for the greater good? You could help entities in this sector achieve their mission by ensuring they have sound financial strategies and meet their unique reporting requirements. -
Tax Consulting
Go beyond compliance. Work with companies domestically and internationally to apply your tax law knowledge to achieve efficient outcomes and ensure regulatory requirements are met. -
External Auditing / Assurance
Capital markets do not function well without assurance about the veracity of companies’ financial disclosures. Auditors keep those companies accountable and the markets working for everyone. -
Internal Auditing
Interested in the entirety of an entity’s operations? Work with the management team to ensure that internal controls, governance, and risks are managed to achieve strategic excellence. -
Wealth Management / Investment & Tax Consulting
Use your accounting knowledge to be a trusted advisor. Help entrepreneurs and other visionaries manage investments, risks, estate and tax planning, and other strategic requirements.
TAKE A PEEK INTO THE CLASSROOM
Explore Professor Patrick Badolato's Financial Statement Analysis class at Texas McCombs, and learn about career opportunities from MPA graduate Sravani Kolli.
CPA Exam Success
CPA candidates from The University of Texas at Austin typically have higher pass rates than the statewide and national averages on any given part of the Uniform Certified Public Accounting examination. Several of our students have received the prestigious American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AIC) Sells Award for earning the highest cumulative scores on their first attempt. Our MPA curriculum lays a solid educational foundation for the CPA Exam.
CPA Exam Pass Rates
CPA EXAM PASS RATES: OVERALL
| UT Austin | Other Texas Universities | |
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| 2023 | 73% | 48% |
| 2022 | 86% | 52% |
| 2021 | 85% | 53% |
| 2020 | 88% | 57% |
| 2019 | 83% | 54% |
CPA EXAM PASS RATES BY SECTION: 2023
| UT Austin | Other Texas Universities | |
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| AUD | 71% | 47% |
| BEC | 81% | 46% |
| FAR | 67% | 43% |
| REG | 70% | 57% |
The CPA Examination is comprised of four sections:
- AUD - Auditing and Attestation
- BEC - Business Environment and Concepts
- FAR - Financial Accounting and Reporting
- REG - Regulation
MEET YOUR MPA ACADEMIC ADVISORS
Your academic advisors will help you plan your course of study and keep you on an academic program that is aligned with your goals. Academic advisors are available to talk with you about long-range academic plans as well as specific course needs and provide one-on-one assistance with degree planning, course selection, registration, graduation requirements, and CPA planning.
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Jason Tasset
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Sheryll Cox
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Emily Stroman
Academic Advisor
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