At Stern, gain the knowledge essential to succeed in a career in accounting and beyond.Through Stern’s Master of Science in Accounting program, alumna Carolina Cuello learned how accounting principles impact people, policies and business practices.In the NYU Stern one-year MS in Accounting program, complete the 30 credits most students need to meet the 150-credit CPA exam requirement.The mission of Department of Accounting is to create, debate and disseminate knowledge about the measurement and communication of financial and non-financial information that will inform our students, alumni, managers and capital market participants and facilitate rational financial, economic and policy decisions.Stern's Department of Accounting offers a wide range of courses and programs for students interested in acquiring the skills that will better enable them to serve the information needs of professional clients and the organizations that employ them.