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Explore Accounting with Cybersecurity
Elevate your career by merging the financial acumen of a Master’s in Accounting with the critical cybersecurity skills needed to protect today’s digital landscape. This unique combination equips you with essential accounting expertise and the ability to manage cybersecurity risks, making you a valuable asset in any organization. Our program emphasizes the integration of cutting-edge technologies like AI, blockchain, and cloud computing in financial processes, while the cybersecurity component ensures you can safeguard sensitive financial data and systems against cyber threats.
Secure Your Future Career
Distinguish yourself with an accredited online master’s degree in accounting that offers:
- Advanced Accounting Skills: Build expertise in financial statement analysis, auditing, and forensic accounting, ensuring you can navigate the complexities of modern financial management.
- Cybersecurity Expertise: Develop a deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, including threat detection, incident response, risk management, and information assurance. Learn to protect financial data and systems from cyber threats.
- Technological Proficiency: Master the integration of AI, blockchain, cloud computing, and advanced cybersecurity measures into financial audits and processes, enhancing decision-making and risk mitigation.
- Certifications Preparation: Prepare for advanced certifications like CPA, CMA, and CIA while also gaining cybersecurity credentials that set you apart in the job market.
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Academic Excellence and Recognition
Regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education
Ranked among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs by U.S. News & World Report
Designated as a Military Friendly School for our commitment to the military community
Named the among the best schools with accelerated bachelor's degrees by Intelligent.com
How Can an MS in Accounting with Cybersecurity Help Your Career?
Combining expertise in accounting and cybersecurity positions you at the forefront of two rapidly growing fields. As businesses increasingly rely on technology, the demand for professionals who can manage financial processes while ensuring cybersecurity is expected to rise significantly. This dual focus can lead to high-level positions such as financial controller, forensic accountant, cybersecurity analyst, and auditor. Professionals in this field can expect a median annual salary between $99,890 and $104,420.*
Graduates of this program are well-prepared to pursue professional certifications in both accounting and cybersecurity, making them highly competitive in a variety of industries.
*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 2024
Top Jobs for MS in Accounting Graduates with Cybersecurity Expertise
- Forensic Accountant
- Financial Risk Manager
- Information Security Manager
- Financial Controller
- Auditor
- IT Auditor
Program Details
Champlain's online accounting courses encompass the top skills needed by today's business professionals.
Professional Courses (21 Credits)
Graduate Certificate (9 Credits)
Required Courses
Advances your understanding of how to use financial information to value and analyze firms. Uses an understanding of a firm's strategy, what is contained in financial reports, why firms report certain information, and how to be a sophisticated user of this information. Evaluates current performance and its future sustainability, forecasts future profitability and risk, and values businesses using earnings and book value data. Develops a foundation to effectively communicate financial information.
Investigates and evaluates techniques for identifying and measuring business risk and for devising strategies incorporating risk analysis into strategic planning. Ties strategic objectives, risks, internal controls and critical success factors to business performance measurements to evaluate an entity's progress toward achieving strategic goals. Includes both quantitative and qualitative measurements and emphasizes effective communication of financial information.
In this course, students will use advanced techniques for creating robust financial models and making effective financial forecasts. The course emphasizes the practical application of financial tools used in forecasting and the utilization of real-world scenarios.
Prerequisites
Students will explore how technologies like cloud computing, blockchain, and non-generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing the field of accounting by automating accounting processes, enhancing accuracy and efficiency in financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with evolving regulations. The course also addresses critical issues like cybersecurity, data privacy, and ethical considerations specific to the accounting profession. Future trends will also be explored.
Focuses on complex frauds (including financial statement fraud, tax fraud and money laundering), and on non-fraud forensic accounting engagements (including cases of patent infringement, commercial damages and anti-trust.) Covers related investigation methods and legal issues, valuation models, reporting and communicating findings, testifying as an expert witness and other litigation advisory services.
Prerequisites
Complete ACCT-520
Students will focus on the application of technologies in auditing and how the technologies change the audit processes and the audit profession. The course covers data-driven audit methods, the use of AI and machine learning in the audit processes.
In this course, students examine essential cybersecurity concepts in the context of different business environments. Students explore a range of topics, including risk, vulnerabilities, security architecture and design, identity and access management, and incident response.
In this course, students learn about threat actors, and threat intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination. Students also learn how to analyze cyber threats and develop effective countermeasures and examine the legal and ethical implications of threat intelligence gathering and sharing.
Prerequisites
Take OPSC-506
In this course, students learn how to develop and implement effective cybersecurity policies and procedures, and study legal and regulatory requirements in cybersecurity, including data protection laws and standards. Students also learn how to align cybersecurity strategies with business objectives.
Prerequisites
Take OPSC-506
Graduates of the master of accounting online program will demonstrate the following industry-specific skills, knowledge, and competencies:
- Interpret financial information and integrate that information, using relevant technologies where appropriate to support decision making by internal and external stakeholders.
- Assess an organization’s accounting and IT internal controls to ensure the management and protection of sound financial information, reduce financial risks, and meet strategic goals.
- Communicate financial information that promotes sound financial decision making.
- Merge traditional accounting practices with technological tools to enhance financial decision-making, reporting, and auditing.
Graduates of the cybersecurity online graduate certificate program will demonstrate the following industry-specific skills, knowledge, and competencies:
- Assess cybersecurity risk and vulnerabilities in information systems and organizations
- Analyze various types of cyber threats
- Evaluate cybersecurity risk management strategies
- Develop cybersecurity policies and procedures
Champlain College Online's business faculty, led by Department Chair Dr. Albert Orbinati, are expert practitioners in the field. Their industry expertise ensures that our business management curriculum is aligned with the needs of employers, and reflects the skills today’s business professionals need for success. Classes led by our seasoned experts will give you real-world insight into the business world, and create a rich community of career-focused learning.
Tuition & Costs
Graduate Tuition Fall '23 - Summer '25
$595
per credit
$1,785*
per course
$450**
PER CREDIT FOR ALUMNI WHO EARNED A DEGREE FROM CHAMPLAIN, ON-CAMPUS or online
$450
per credit military service members (family members see truED tuition)
$150
One-time graduation fee
*Based on a 3-credit course; cost will vary if course is a different number of credits
** Starting Summer 2024, not retroactive
See the graduate cost of attendance and fees here
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Meet the Program Director
Albert Orbinati, PhD
Department Chair and Assistant Professor, CCO Business Programs
Oversees
- Business (A.S., B.S., M.S., Certificates)
- Human Resource Management (B.S., Certificates)
- Leadership (M.S.)
- Management Information Systems (B.S.)
- Organization Development & Human Relations (M.S.)
About
Albert Orbinati, PhD, is Assistant Professor and Department Chair for the undergraduate and graduate business programs at Champlain College Online.
Prior to Champlain, Dr. Orbinati's roles have included Assistant Vice President of Online Learning and Continuing Education at Medaille University in Buffalo, NY; Dean of the School of Professional and Continuing Education at Russell Sage College in Albany, NY; and Director of Online and Non-Traditional Programs at Utica University in Utica, NY. In addition to his career in higher education, Albert is a member of the U.S. military, and currently holds the rank of Major in the Vermont Air National Guard.
Dr. Orbinati holds a B.A. in Urban Planning from Binghamton University, an M.A. in Adult Education from Central Michigan University, an M.B.A from Champlain College, and a Ph.D. in Adult Education from Capella University.
Why Champlain
Career Growth
"Not having a bachelor's degree was restricting my career. I had been lucky to get in the door with some great companies without one, but there was only so high up I could go. Getting my degree opened up new opportunities for me in the cybersecurity field."
Shannon Brewster
Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity
Regional Leader, AT&T Cybersecurity Consulting, Information Assurance, CISSP
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