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Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA) Overview

The best way to launch your CPA career

Our MPA program is designed to prepare students to meet whatever challenges they face in launching into a career in public accounting. The structured educational experience of a graduate program broadens and deepens the student's knowledge and skills. Because many states including West Virginia require 150 hours of formal education before taking the CPA examination, earning a Masters of Professional Accountancy can be a very smart career investment.

Nationally recognized program of excellence

Our accounting program has earned its own accreditation from AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, making it one of the top programs in the country. Fewer than 28 percent of all AACSB-accredited schools have this distinction.

Outstanding placement record

The accounting program has an excellent placement record at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The four international CPA firms and many national, regional, and local firms actively recruit WVU accounting students.