Maestría en Contabilidad Profesional (MPA)

The objective of the Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA) program is to further the student’s education in business and accounting while preparing for a professional career in accountancy. The accountancy program is accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, as part of the overall accreditation of the College of Business, as well as the separate and additional accreditation of accounting programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

As the oldest college of business in the State of Mississippi and among the oldest in the SEC, the College of Business at Mississippi State University boasts more than 34,000 alumni from all 50 states and 142 countries.

As we move into the second century of the College of Business at Mississippi State University, we are experiencing strong enrollment increases on the Starkville campus as well as national recognition of several of our programs.

The College of Business, organized in 1915, is the oldest college of business in the state and one of the oldest in the South. In 1979, the Department of Accounting was designated as the School of Accountancy in answer to a need for attention to the unique requirements of the growing profession of accountancy. In 2007, the School of Accountancy was renamed the Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy.