[uafan88]

I just wanted to hear some opinions from you guys. I am trying to determine if it’s an investment to get a MS in accounting or just a waste of cash.

I graduated with a BS in Civil Engineering in 2010 and then a MS in Operations Management in 2011. I only stayed for a masters because at 21 I wasn’t ready to give up Alabama football and partying but anyways that’s a different story. Fast forward to 2016 and I had been on the road for 5 years and was tired of working with unprofessional construction folks.

So in April 2016 I took my first accounting class ever. To be honest I wouldn’t have known what a debit or credit was if you had asked me in March 2016. Anyways I managed to compile 36 upper level credits at UNA and LSU and then I passed all 4 sections of cpa exam in August of 2016, while I was working full time.

If you saw my resume would my uniqueness hold me back from job opportunities? Would it be worth if for me to get a MAcc?

BTW, I am currently employed at a small CPA firm and I’m 28 years old if that impacts the decision.

[Missy]

Lol I get it, I see posts like this and think if I wasn't an old tired lady with teenagers I could have passed all four in the same day!

Licensed Massachusetts Non Reporting CPA since 2012
Finance/Admin/HR Manager

[uafan88]

Thank you to all the people who offered up their opinion to my situation.

And yes, I am currently employed. However, the firm I work for hired 4 staff accountants in mid January, including myself. Around lunch on April 18th, all of the new hires except me got “laid off” after working 60+ hours per week for 10 weeks. Even though I haven't been effected (yet), I still chalk this up as a lesson learned. That's when my concern about my marketability really surfaced.

If worse comes to worse I can always go back to engineering.

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