Who for works for a non for profit / government agency?

Last year I graduated from college w/ a Business Management/Entrepreneurship degree. After reviewing my resume an accounting professor offered me a FULL RIDE for a Master of Science in Accounting & an assistantship due to my lack of accounting/finance experience & course work.

For now, I know that I would like to go into Non for profits as a Business Developer/Manager, Operations Coordinator, Program Assistant, which I have realized that some of them want accounting/finance experience … how extensive I’m not sure yet. But I do know how to use Excel.

I’ve researched a bit of why people get a MSA’s and I don’t want to be an accountant or deal w/ only numbers in my future career. However, I feel that the MSA could make me a more knowledgeable manager, more competitive if I chose to work internationally and would prepare me to take the CPA exam so I would always have that to fall back on.

On the other hand I don’t want to appear as being over-qualified once I make the transition into non-for-profits/government agencies.

So should I take the FREE MSA ?

I welcome all advice, suggestions and/or questions.

Thanks!