Best schools to earn a MAcc (Masters in Accounting)?

<p>What are the best schools to earn a MAcc (Masters in Accounting)? Where can I find rankings of MAcc schools? What are characteristics to look for?</p>

<p>08 07 Ranking Public Accounting Report (Accounting Graduate Programs)</p>

<p>1 2 Brigham Young University
2 3 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3 1 University of Texas-Austin
4 4 University of Southern California
5 15 University of Michigan
6 5 University of Notre Dame
7 7 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
8 6 Texas A&M University
9 7 Indiana University Bloomington
10 11 University of Georgia
11 11 Ohio State University
11 9 Michigan State University
13 15 University of Washington
14 NR University of Virginia
15 25 University of Missouri-Columbia
15 NR University of Mississippi
17 13 University of Wisconsin-Madison
18 18 University of Connecticut
19 23 Florida State University
19 21 University of Alabama
21 10 University of Florida
22 NR Baruch College-The City University of New York
23 NR University of Arizona
23 14 Arizona State University
23 NR University of Iowa
23 18 Miami University (Ohio)</p>

<p>Honorable Mention: College of William & Mary, Boston College, Virginia
Tech, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Wake Forest University and North
Carolina State University.</p>

<p>Took this from the Public Accounting Report 2008.</p>

<p>just out of curiosity, how hard is it to get into the top Masters in accounting programs (like UNC, Michigan, Virginia, USC, etc.)? Also, if you are interested in the more financial aspect of accounting, can getting a masters in accounting help you lateral into the finance-side of things, or would an MBA, or in fact, both be the best route to go?</p>