USA MAcc - Should I?!

[mooimabear]

Hi all,

I have a bit of a dilemma that I'm sure most of you have had and/or gone through already - I'm wondering whether or not I should get my MAcc. Here is just a quick rundown of my current situation:

• I was originally an Art Major who transferred into Accounting so I have some credits from my Art classes which will help me hit 150 faster, I'm currently in my Senior year and Summer 2013 will be my last semester for undergrad.
• I have pretty strong work experience, in regards to Accounting/Audit (my intended direction):
  
  
  [*]1/2 Year @ Morgan Stanley Smith Barney as a Wealth Management Intern
  [*]1.5 Years @ Private Equity firm as an Accounting Intern for Secondary Funds and Hedge Funds, this will end this year as I got a good offer from PwC to work there part-time until I start full-time with them
  [*]Summer 2012 Internship @ PwC in Assurance where I got and accepted my full-time offer for 2014 within Banking and Capital Markets
  [*]Part-time/Seasonal position at PwC for tax (State and Local) starting January 2013 which I accepted​

I've got public, private, audit and with my upcoming tax position, I'll have a pretty good and well rounded accounting exposure. I'm only doing tax to get a taste of it, my intention is to stay in audit. I do plan to go back to school for my MBA in the near future after I work a little bit, need to save up!

With all this in mind, I'm really questioning the "need" for me to get my MAcc. I mean, I got all the work experience I'll need before working full-time and I got my full-time offer already at a Big 4. PwC is paying for the Becker courses which I have no problem self-studying and to top it all off, I can knock out the 150 credits with another short semester at my current school.

What do you all think? Is it really worth it for me to get it, especially if I plan to get my MBA later. Thanks in advance for your help! Looking forward to the responses.

Best,

mooimabear

 

[lpatrick036]

I think based on your experience and qualification it will be good to get MAcc degree. It will help open more career opportunities. Based on the article that i found on AIU website it states that according to Yahoo education ranked accountant as one of the top careers. One of the biggest benefits to earning a Master’s degree in accounting is gaining the education needed to break into the field of accounting, regardless of prior education.