Suffolk University

What you'll study

Coursework combines accounting technicalities with analytics and management topics. Areas explicitly covered include:

• Assurance and advisory services
• Financial statement analysis and reporting
• Technical accounting topics such as revenue recognition and leases assessment
• Business combinations
• Derivatives and hedge accounting
• Financial statements for employee benefit plans
• Financial risk management and financial planning techniques
• Data analytics applied to financial and operations management

Entry requirements

Applicants submit a completed application and a $50 application fee (the fee can be waived for those who attend a graduate admission event). Required application materials include a resume, unofficial transcripts of all post-secondary work, and a goal statement (essay). Admitted students must provide official transcripts, including proof of degree conferral, prior to their first class. Priority and rolling deadlines apply: Fall semester priority by August 15 (then rolling) and Spring semester priority by January 4 (then rolling).

Career prospects

The curriculum supports roles in assurance and advisory, financial reporting and analysis, technical accounting, and financial or operations management. The data-analytics emphasis also prepares students for positions that combine accounting expertise with analytical tasks such as risk assessment and financial planning.

Scholarships & funding angle

Federal student loan aid may be available for this certificate (Suffolk code: 002218). Suffolk also lists institutional discounts and scholarship options such as alumni scholarships and employer partner programs (for example Bright Horizons EdAssist). Prospective students should consult Student Financial Services for current tuition, graduate loan options and details on available discounts.