The University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business is joining the KPMG Master of Accounting with Data and Analytics Program, a one-of-a-kind initiative that audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP developed to prepare accounting students for the digital marketplace.
                                                                                                 
The school’s inclusion is part of an expansion of the program that increases the number of participating schools from two to nine, and increases the number of students to 135 who will receive tuition support and KPMG job offers upon graduation, as well as the addition of a tax component at one of the new schools in the program.

“We’re proud to partner with KPMG to provide more educational and professional opportunities to University of Georgia students,” said Benjamin C. Ayers, dean of the Terry College of Business. “Our Master of Accountancy program prepares students for success after graduation, and this partnership with KPMG will further diversify the marketable skills and competencies our graduate students are learning in the Tull School of Accounting.”

“KPMG’s expanded investment in the data and analytics program demonstrates the firm’s commitment to the future of the audit and tax professions,” said Frank Casal, Vice Chair - Audit. “We’re pleased to include prestigious institutions like University of Georgia, who share this focus and are equally passionate about their students building advanced skills in accounting, tax and data analytics that they can bring into the marketplace.”

In August 2016, KPMG disrupted the education and recruiting experience for the audit profession by collaborating with the Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business and the Villanova School of Business to launch the KPMG Master of Accounting with Data and Analytics Program. Fifty-one students were accepted to the program and will begin their studies at those two schools in the fall of 2017.

KPMG’s program provides each school with access to proprietary KPMG technologies and integrates easily into their academic programs. KPMG will increase the program’s scholarships to 135 students from across the U.S. Those students will work as interns on KPMG audit or tax teams and will join KPMG’s audit or tax practices through an advanced entry program upon graduation.