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The Villanova Master of Accountancy (MAC) Program is designed to provide a broad, yet intensive foundation for students just starting their accounting career or embarking on a new professional path. The comprehensive curriculum integrates a wide-range of topics to enhance students' accounting and business background and help meet the real-world, real-time challenges of global business and the accounting industry. Coursework includes ethics and relationship management, finance, risk management, assurance services, tax planning, forensic accounting, management information systems, negotiation, performance measurement, and strategic leadership.

Who should apply to the MAC program?

If you are a college graduate (BS or BA) with an accounting major or minor, you can enroll in the MAC program without taking additional undergraduate courses. If you have a business degree in another subject area, you are eligible for the program, but will likely need to take additional courses.

  • Average age of MAC students: 23 years
  • Average GPA: 3.4
  • Average GMAT: 590–600*
  • Average work experience: 1 year
* The GMAT is optional for applicants.

What will you study?

The MAC curriculum is interdisciplinary, integrating far more than just accounting. Courses including Negotiation, Ethics & Relationship Management, Performance Measurement, Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting, and Financial Risk Management will help you acquire a deeper understanding of complex business issues.

Learn more about the MAC Curriculum

When do classes meet?

The MAC Program is delivered in a unique, flexible format that allows you to work full-time for the majority of the program and graduate in just 12 months. We offer distance learning courses in fall and spring, and on-campus housing during the 11-week summer so that you can participate in the MAC program even if you live outside of the Philadelphia area.

View the current MAC academic calendar.

Where are classes held?

Villanova University’s picturesque 260-acre campus is located on the famed Main Line, just 12 miles west of Philadelphia. Our beautiful suburban campus is easily accessible by car and just a short ride on the R5 train from Philadelphia. Classes take place in Bartley Hall, an exceptional business learning and technology center that recently underwent a $26 million renovation.

Why the Villanova School of Business for your MAC?

The Villanova School of Business offers a world-class business education that can be attained while pursuing your career goals. Our MAC program combines the crucial elements of superior business education:

  • A demanding and challenging course of study—combining core business practices, cutting-edge concepts from the constantly changing business world, and a deep grounding in responsible leadership.
  • Faculty members who are highly regarded as teachers, researchers, and scholars, with a wide range of professional experience. They teach in an adaptive learning environment where the focus is on helping students learn how to better themselves, their organizations, and their communities.
  • Your fellow students, who will engage you with their intellect and passion for learning. 

How much does the MAC cost?

The 2009-10 tuition for the Master of Accountancy (MAC) program is $27,975.  The tuition is billed each semester as follows:

  • Summer semester $16,785 - 6 courses, 18 credits
  • Fall semester $5,595 - 2 courses, 6 credits
  • Spring semester $5,595 - 2 courses, 6 credits

Financial aid in the form of student loans is available. For more information, contact the Villanova University Office of Financial Assistance.

Contact us at:
Graduate Business Programs Office
Villanova School of Business Bartley Hall, Suite 1074
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
Tel: 610.519.4336
mac@villanova.edu