Anonymous
Post 12/30/2017 03:09     Subject: Is a CPA designation equivalent to a graduate professional degree?
No and I have both. A graduate professional degree means taking a standardized exam to get in, then a program with coursework that includes things like group projects. Taking the CPA is a review course and testmanship.
Anonymous
Post 12/28/2017 09:22     Subject: Is a CPA designation equivalent to a graduate professional degree?
WTF? No. It's a test you passed and a certification you have (right there in the name "certified") It is not indicative of your level of schooling. You can be a CPA and have an MBA, in which case you have a graduate degree. But no, just having a CPA doesn't magically mean you have additional education.
Anonymous
Post 12/27/2017 23:02     Subject: Is a CPA designation equivalent to a graduate professional degree?
Not even close. If that’s the case, then passing the bar for law or boards for medicine would be another degree in addition to JD or MD.
Anonymous
Post 12/27/2017 18:57     Subject: Is a CPA designation equivalent to a graduate professional degree?
No it's a test you take.

-a CPA
Anonymous
Post 12/27/2017 17:57     Subject: Is a CPA designation equivalent to a graduate professional degree?
No, but most states require 150 hrs of coursework to be a CPA. If you do your courses right, you'll have a CPA plus a Master's.
Anonymous
Post 12/26/2017 15:08     Subject: Re:Is a CPA designation equivalent to a graduate professional degree?
I’m a CFA charterholder and consider it as what it is - a professional certification. It’s obviously not the same thing as a CPA but similar as far as credentials go.
Anonymous
Post 12/26/2017 14:52     Subject: Is a CPA designation equivalent to a graduate professional degree?
It depends. Check the job descriptions for positions that interest you. Most financial positions say "CPA or MBA preferred".
Anonymous
Post 12/26/2017 14:42     Subject: Is a CPA designation equivalent to a graduate professional degree?
No. My brother is a CPA and JD. He studied for and passed the CPA exam when he had a bachelor's. Five years later he went to law school, then took the bar. Two totally different things.
Anonymous
Post 12/26/2017 14:40     Subject: Is a CPA designation equivalent to a graduate professional degree?
Not an equivalent. It's a professional certification.
Anonymous
Post 12/26/2017 13:49     Subject: Is a CPA designation equivalent to a graduate professional degree?
What? A CPA isn't a degree. It's more like passing the bar.

You might have a master's in accounting...that's a degree. But even those are only 1 year programs now.
Anonymous
Post 12/26/2017 13:45     Subject: Is a CPA designation equivalent to a graduate professional degree?
No. If you are applying to an accounting specific position from staff accountant up to CFO, it is valued more than a law degree or an MBA. Any other job it is completely irrelevant.
Anonymous
Post 12/26/2017 13:37     Subject: Is a CPA designation equivalent to a graduate professional degree?
Lol no. Nice try.
Anonymous
Post 12/26/2017 13:35     Subject: Is a CPA designation equivalent to a graduate professional degree?
Yes
Anonymous
Post 12/26/2017 13:28     Subject: Is a CPA designation equivalent to a graduate professional degree?
i.e. Like a law degree or MBA for example?