McCombs School of Business
Master in Professional Accounting (MPA)
MPA : Traditional MPA : Profile of Students

Profile of MPA Students

The students admitted to the Master in Professional Accounting program are a diverse and talented group. A profile of these students is shown below.


Class of 2010

Overall Profile
Age
Age Average		 20-55  
25
GMAT Range
GMAT Average		 540-770  
667  
GPA Range*
GPA Average*		 3.15-4.00  
3.78  
Male 53.0%  
Female 47.0%  
Texas Resident 40%  
Other USA 43%  
International 17%  

*Grade Point Average is based on
upper-division (junior- and senior-
level) undergraduate and graduate
coursework.

     Undergraduate Majors
Accounting 54% 
Other Business 14% 
Economics 15% 
Other Liberal Arts 8% 
Engineering/Science 3% 
Other 6% 

Graduate degrees earned:
MBA, JD, Hispanic Literature, Divinity, Intercultural Studies & Communication, Public Affairs, Social Science, and Financial Engineering

Work Experience:

Less than 1 Year 75%  
1-2 Years 16%  
3-4 Years 1%  
5 Years+ 8%  

States represented: AZ, CA, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, NV, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PN, SC, TN, UT, VA

Countries/regions represented: Cameroon, China, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago


Track Preference:
Financial Reporting & Assurance 53%  
Financial Reporting & Assurance and
Managerial Accounting and Control		 19%  
Managerial Accounting & Control 5%  
Managerial Accounting and
Taxation		 1%  
Taxation 15%  
Generalist 7%