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What's the difference between a master of accounting and a master of auditing?
Hello, class. There are differences between master of accounting and master of audit in training direction, enrollment and employment prospects, as follows ~

Cultivation direction

MPAcc

Master of Professional Accounting, also known as MPAcc, is a professional degree approved by the Ministry of Education and the State Council Academic Degree Office. The professional code is 125300.

The goal of professional accounting master is to cultivate high-quality accounting talents with good professional ethics, systematic knowledge and skills in modern accounting theory and practice and related fields, and accounting leadership.

Gray stripes?

Master of Audit (MAud) was established in February, 201/KLOC-0 by the 28th meeting of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee. Master of Audit (MAud) is a professional degree designed to meet the urgent needs of China's social and economic development for audit professionals, improve the audit personnel training system and improve the quality of audit personnel training.

Note: It should be noted that MPAcc is a management major and MAud is an economic major.

2. Number of registered students

The number of enrollment institutions for master of accounting far exceeds that for master of auditing. The master of audit is a professional degree approved only in 20 1 1, and relatively few colleges and universities recruit master of audit. In 2022, 266 colleges and universities enrolled MPAcc, while only 49 colleges and universities enrolled MAud.

3. Employment prospects

Main employment prospects of accounting major:

Government and financial public institutions

State-owned and commercial banks

Central enterprises, state-owned enterprises and large private enterprises

foreign enterprises/companies

Accounting firms and audit firms

Investment banks and consulting firms

Associations and other social service organizations

Universities and other training institutions

Main employment prospects of audit major:

Audit institutions at all levels

enterprise and public institution

Civil servant audit positions such as customs, national tax, local tax, insurance regulatory bureau and audit bureau.

Audit organization of certified public accountants

Internal audit institutions of non-profit organizations

Lecturer of accounting training institution, etc.

Many students feel that the master of accounting has a wider employment and better development. In fact, the master of audit is also expected to develop.

Generally speaking, accounting is accounting and auditing is auditing; Accounting reflects the cash flow and operating conditions, and auditing is to see whether this account is prepared according to the proper standards. Candidates who are admitted to the Master of Audit will not be too bad in accounting expertise. In fact, whether it is a master of auditing or a master of accounting, in the increasingly competitive postgraduate entrance examination, if you want to stand out, you will ultimately rely on excellent strength.

Therefore, students who are working hard to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination in 2023, whether you choose accounting or auditing in the end, only down-to-earth efforts and an ideal high score are our ultimate goals. Come on ~