Program Overview
Learn how our online MBA in Accounting program can help advance your career
The online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Avila University is designed for working professionals like you seeking to expand your accounting knowledge while opening doors to more leadership roles.
Our IACBE-accredited MBA in Accounting gives you an in-depth background in tax and cost accounting, strategic and financial management, and fraud examination. These unique, accessible, and affordable courses are taught by our highly engaged faculty and may also satisfy state requirements to sit for the CPA examination.
Career opportunities in accounting:
- Tax Manager
- Accountant
- Auditor
- Controller
- Tax Manager
- Accountant
- Auditor
- Controller
Tuition
See how our affordable tuition works with your ledger
The MBA in Accounting online program tuition is the same affordable, pay-by-the-course rate for all U.S. residents. Fees are included in the total tuition, and financial aid may be available. Choosing Avila University means choosing a top 10 affordable online master's program, according to Forbes (2024).
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA in Accounting | $600 | $1,800 | $18,000* |
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
Important dates you need to know
Ideal for working professionals, the MBA in Accounting online program features 8-week courses and multiple start dates each year so you can begin at the time that works best for you. View the full calendar for all upcoming starts and corresponding deadlines.
| Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Class End Date | Term Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 1 2025 | 1/6/25 | 1/2/25 | 1/2/25 | 1/3/25 | 1/6/25 | 3/2/25 | 8 weeks |
| Spring 2 2025 | 3/3/25 | 2/26/25 | 2/26/25 | 2/28/25 | 3/3/25 | 5/4/25 | 8 weeks |
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Admissions
Check out our accessible admission requirements
We’ve simplified the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. You can find all requirements for admission to the Avila online MBA in Accounting below.
Accounting Admission Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 2.5 GPA
- No GRE or GMAT required
In order to be eligible to receive an MBA degree from Avila University, you must have the following:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- GPA requirements for unconditional admission: 2.75 cumulative grade point average at the completion of the undergraduate degree
- GPA requirements for conditional admission: 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the completion of the undergraduate degree
- Official transcripts from all institutions previously attended
Submit all official transcripts to:
Email: [email protected]
Mail: MBA Admissions
Avila University
11901 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 64145
Courses
Take a look at our online MBA in Accounting curriculum
In order to earn the MBA in Accounting online, you will complete 10 courses for a total of 30 credit hours. There are no leveling courses or prerequisites required. Students who have not taken a statistics course in previous coursework will be required to take EC604 Statistical Analysis, increasing the total program credit hours to 33.
Course objectives:
- Use deductive/inductive reasoning to solve business problems (CVP Analysis, Differential Analysis)
- Identify, measure, summarize, and analyze financial and tax data (identify and trace cost flows using a job order cost accounting system; break mixed costs into their fixed and variable components for control and planning purposes, variance analysis)
Course objectives:
- Make managerial use of cost data for control, planning, evaluation, and forecasting
- Evaluate business segments through ROI and residual income analysis, recognizing the possible effect of each evaluation method upon managerial behavior
- Determine appropriate transfer pricing methods under a variety of circumstances, explaining the potential impact for each method upon a firm’s profit
- Identify and analyze relevant costs in capital budgeting decisions, explaining the effect of non-quantitative factors upon such decisions
- Communicate professionally in an organizational setting via written, oral and technological means
- Use deductive and inductive reasoning to solve business problems
Course objectives:
- The required consideration of fraud in a financial statement audit
- The different types of fraud
- The design and implementation of controls to prevent, deter, and detect fraud
- Auditing techniques to identify fraud
- Contemporary topics in fraud examination and auditing
- Auditing and fraud examination ethics
For students without any previous stats course, EC604 Statistical Analysis will be required. Any previous stats course taken will be reviewed to determine if EC604 is required.
The School of Business at Avila University has received specialized accreditation for its MBAs in Accounting, Finance, Healthcare Administration, International Business, Management, and Marketing through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE).
*Students who have not taken a statistics course in previous coursework will be required to take EC604 Statistical Analysis, increasing the total program credit hours to 33 and total tuition to $19,800.
