Master's in Accounting Forensics, MSAF

Earn a Specialized Degree in a Booming Industry

Further your career as a forensic accountant. At �ؾ��, you’ll develop the technical skills to identify, investigate and discover fraudulent accounting activities in a growing field. You will also prepare to earn valuable certifications like the CFE & CIA.

Occupation	Median Salary in Illinois	Projected growth
	$82,000 CFE credential holders earn approximately 15-20% more than their peers.	Faster than average (5% to 8%)

Why �ؾ�� for your Master's

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Specialized Degree to Fight Financial Crime

An MSAF degree helps students develop specialized technical skills to prevent, deter and detect fraudulent financial activities that help companies, regulatory agencies and law enforcement entities ensure financial integrity. Our curriculum prepares you to earn valuable professional certifications like the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

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Accessible and Convenient

The program is delivered 100% online to meet the needs of busy working professionals. Students can pursue the degree part- or full-time depending on their needs. Students will work in small-class settings with expert faculty who are a mix of award-winning scholars and experienced industry leaders, all of whom are invested in your success.

Booming Career Opportunities

Financial fraud detection is a fast-growing industry with thousands of projected new hires needed. Industry salaries and benefits are competitive and the work is exciting and rewarding. Our MSAF degree prepares you to work for a wide variety of fraud, detection and prevention roles at both private firms and public sector employers (financial regulatory agencies and federal, state and local law enforcement).

“�ؾ�� genuinely guides students toward a successful career, making sure that students uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct.”

Marisha Truong, MSAF '13
Forensic Accounting Consultant, McGovern & Greene LLP

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Meet the MSAF Faculty

Husam Abu Khadra

Prof Accounting

Richard Arredondo

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Thomas Bednarcik

Assistant Teaching Professor of Accounting

Rifat Gorener

Associate Dean, Heller College of Business

Tanweer Hasan

Rolf A. Weil Prof. of Finance

Meng Li

Professor of Finance and Accounting

Mark Taylor

Assistant Teaching Professor of Management

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