With every industry seemingly working on razor-thin margins, the most successful modern enterprises are those companies and organizations that keep careful track of the bottom line. They know where every dime is spent, and they are careful to account for every incoming dollar. Accounting experts are needed to do more than maintain records, balance books, and project financial forecasts. They need to take charge.
If you’re interested in pursuing a leadership role in accounting, then combine your business experience with a master’s in business administration focused on accounting from Keiser University. Our Master of Business Administration Accounting (MBA Accounting) is built to help you develop the accounting, finance, and business management skills you need to excel in accounting leadership.
Up to 12 credits of transfer credit
Leadership career opportunities in accounting, finance, and more.
Online / On Campus / Hybrid
Financial aid for those who qualify**
** Speak with a dedicated financial aid counselor to explore all your financial aid and funding options.
* Time to degree completion is an estimate, not intended as a guarantee, and can vary based on many case-by-case factors.
Keiser’s MBA in Accounting degree is an intensive graduate program that starts with a comprehensive examination of business fundamentals and finishes with an exploration of the competencies needed to excel in accounting leadership. Core coursework covers communication, business technology, accounting, marketing, finance, legal and ethical reasoning, international business, information systems, and economics. Students then dive into advanced accounting coursework over taxation, audits, data analytics, and research.
Keiser University’s Master of Business Administration degree program is designed to provide career focused students with the knowledge, theory, and practice of the modern business world to enhance decision making and careers. This is done by developing the student’s administrative and competency skills necessary to effectively lead organizations in the 21st century. The MBA program provides students with knowledge of functional areas, professional communication skills, the business environment, technical skills, and interactive areas of accounting, marketing, finance, leadership, legal/ethics, international business, information systems, quantitative methods and economics.
Featuring a “Student First” mentality, Keiser University is committed to providing the accounting and leadership education students need to excel in their careers and their lives—whether that is in this MBA in Accounting or one of our many other graduate degree programs. Our commitment to putting students first leads us to offer several learning options, including both on-campus and online delivery formats.
Through our on-campus or online MBA accounting program, we help graduate students prepare to take charge of accounting efforts, departments, and entire enterprises.
Take your career to the next level with an MBA in Accounting from one of the most respected business schools in Florida. While Keiser’s master’s in business administration can help you develop leadership skills suitable for any department—from marketing to IT—it is primarily focused on accounting. It will help you develop the critical-thinking, problem-solving, decision-making skills you need to embrace opportunities for accounting leadership.
Keiser University’s accounting-focused MBA program offers the education, skills, and credential students need to contribute to the field of business, especially as it relates to accounting administration. Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
Note: Applicants for the MBA Accounting who have not successfully completed 6 undergraduate credits or 3 graduate credits with at least a “B” in the areas of economics, finance, statistics, and accounting will be able to take the pre-requisite courses before starting this master’s in business administration program. Applicants with a CGPA below 3.0 will also be able to take the prerequisite courses before starting this business school program.
To receive an accounting MBA, students must earn 45 graduate semester credit hours. Curriculum includes:
Graduate Division Courses
| MBA Core Coursework | |
|---|---|
| Advanced Decision Making | 3.0 credit hours |
| Advanced Financial Reporting and Accounting Concepts | 3.0 credit hours |
| Financial Management | 3.0 credit hours |
| Marketing Management | 3.0 credit hours |
| Business Research Methods | 3.0 credit hours |
| International Business | 3.0 credit hours |
| Organizational Behavior | 3.0 credit hours |
| Operations Management | 3.0 credit hours |
| Managerial Economics | 3.0 credit hours |
| Capstone: Business Strategies | 3.0 credit hours |
| Accounting Coursework | |
|---|---|
| Advanced Data Analytics for Accountants | 3.0 credit hours |
| Advanced Auditing Theory and Applications | 3.0 credit hours |
| Special Topics in Corporate and Estate Taxation | 3.0 credit hours |
| Special Topics in Taxation | 3.0 credit hours |
| Professional Accounting Research | 3.0 credit hours |
Upon graduation from our on-campus or online MBA program, you will have earned a Master of Business Administration in Accounting as well as gained the abilities you need to:
Through Keiser’s graduate program in business and accounting, you will gain a deeper understanding of advanced accounting practices, including data analytics, auditing theory, corporate taxation, and more—as well as the skills needed to pursue and excel in relevant career opportunities focused on accounting and finance leadership, such as:
*ACBSP Accredited
Are you ready to advance your accounting career into a leadership direction? Keiser University offers the accounting MBA program you need to elevate your career and your future! Learn more about our Master of Business Administration in Accounting today by Requesting More Info now!
We understand that today’s students have many responsibilities and obligations in their lives. At Keiser, we deliver the same quality education through different scheduling options to accommodate busy schedules. Whether you choose day, evening, or online classes, chances are, you will find a schedule that fits yours and allows you to fulfill one of the most important commitments you can make – a commitment to your education.
