MBA in Accounting
Our MBA in Accounting Can Help You Tackle Complex Financial Management Challenges
Are you ready to take the next step towards a rewarding career in accounting? If you aspire to be the next influential chief financial officer for a leading corporation, Liberty’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Accounting can help you make an impact in the fast-paced world of business.
With our program, you will study hands-on in our School of Business with interactive simulation rooms and cutting-edge business training centers created to help you learn experientially. You need a degree that will truly prepare you for today’s most challenging business fields. With Liberty, you can take courses that can help prepare you for real-world business situations taught by industry professionals.
With the accounting specialization, you will use the advanced business management skills of the MBA with strategic financial skills that will help you identify and overcome business challenges. The skills you study during this program can help you enter any corporate or small business setting. Get the skills to start your career in business!
Credit Hours
View CoursesNext start date: Aug 18, 2025
Among only 3% of business schools worldwide to receive ACBSP accreditation
Highlights
Highlights of Our Master of Business Administration – Accounting Degree
Earn a Degree From an ACBSP-Accredited School
Liberty University’s School of Business stands among an elite 3% of business schools worldwide to hold ACBSP accreditation. This distinction reflects our commitment to academic excellence and to providing you with a rigorous, relevant education that meets global standards.
Balance Your Degree with Your Busy Life
We understand the demands of professional life, which is why our graduate business programs are designed with flexibility in mind. If you’re a residential student, you can choose from evening classes, 1-week on-campus intensives, and online courses that allow you to maintain your current responsibilities while pursuing your academic goals.
Study in a Modern, Innovation-Focused Facility
Our 78,000-square-foot School of Business is equipped with cutting-edge resources that create an immersive learning environment. From a simulated stock trading room featuring New York Stock Exchange display boards to IT labs and a full networking and data center, you’ll have access to the tools needed for hands-on learning and real-world preparation.
Connect with Centers That Sharpen Your Skills
As a student, you’ll benefit from our dedicated spaces like the Center for Cyber Excellence, the Center for Financial Literacy, and the 2,000-square-foot Entrepreneurship Center for Innovation. These resources are designed to support your growth in cybersecurity, financial acumen, and entrepreneurial thinking, helping you develop a well-rounded skill set.
Accelerate Your Success and Join a Thriving Community
You can deepen your business experience by joining student organizations and honor societies that connect you with peers, mentors, and professional networks. If you’re ready to fast-track your education, consider our 3+1 Accelerated Business Program, which allows you to earn both your bachelor’s and master’s degrees in just four years.
Career Potential
What Can You Do with An Accounting MBA Degree?
Liberty University’s Master of Business Administration in Accounting can help prepare you to pursue the following occupations:
- Audit accountant
- Chief executive officer
- Chief financial officer
- College instructor
- Corporate development associate
- Entrepreneur/business owner
- Finance manager
- Revenue manager
- Sales executive
#4 Best College Campus in America
At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education designed to help equip students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence has earned us recognition as the #4 Best College Campus in America by Niche.com.
Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers.
Courses
What Will You Study in Our MBA in Accounting Degree?
Choosing a specialization in accounting can help prepare you for positions such as a chief financial officer. Our courses focus on helping you develop the right skills for business ethics with a foundation in Christian principles. Our goal is to produce business leaders who will demonstrate excellence and integrity.
As an MBA in accounting student, you will take classes in cost accounting, information systems for accounting, and tax research and jurisprudence. You will also get to choose between a class in auditing and a course in financial accounting theory. Depending on your specific career goals, these courses can help you further specialize your skillset.
Along with your accounting training, you will study vital business concepts to help prepare you for the field. You will dive into marketing, finance, law, research, organizational design, global economics, human resources, and operations management. Gaining a variety of skills in several business areas can help you be flexible and help equip you to handle the ever-changing needs of business leadership.
Featured Accounting MBA Courses
ACCT 521 – Advanced Cost Accounting
ACCT 531 – Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 612 – Tax Research and Jurisprudence
ACCT 622 – Advanced Auditing
Degree Information
- This program falls under the School of Business
- View the Degree Completion Plan
- Check out our course catalog
- Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
BENEFITS
Why Choose Liberty’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Accounting Degree?
Gain Real-World Experience from Day One
You don’t have to wait until graduation to start applying what you study. At Liberty, you’ll experience real-world business training through interactive collaboration and valuable networking opportunities that can help you build confidence and gain practical insight into your field.
Connect with Faculty Who Invest in You
Your professors won’t just teach, you’ll find they genuinely care about your growth and success. Many spend time mentoring and even praying for their students by name, offering support that goes beyond academics and helps you stay focused on your personal and professional goals.
Explore Opportunities to Network and Grow
Liberty’s School of Business regularly hosts industry leaders, averaging around 40 guest speakers per year. You’ll also receive a free HandShake account, giving you direct access to global employers and opportunities to expand your professional network while you’re still in school.
Turn Ideas into Action at the Center for Entrepreneurship
At the heart of campus innovation, the Center for Entrepreneurship gives you the chance to turn your business ideas into reality. You’ll work alongside industry professionals in a 2,000-square-foot space designed to help you develop business plans, explore funding options, and build something meaningful from the ground up.
Admissions
How Do You Become an MBA in Accounting Student?
Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents and meet the minimum requirements for admission:
- Admission application
- Official transcripts showing a regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA for admission in good standing
- At least 15 hours of upper-level (300-400 level) undergraduate coursework in business
- Students without the required undergraduate coursework must pass our BMAL 590 course and earn a minimum GPA of 3.0 on any other graduate-level coursework
- The following courses must be taken before your graduate accounting courses:
- Principles of Accounting I
- Principles of Accounting II
- Intermediate Accounting I
- Intermediate Accounting II
- Cost Accounting I
- Taxation I
- Auditing
- Self-certification form (for students who are in the final term of their bachelor’s degree)
- Current Liberty undergraduate students seeking preliminary acceptance into a graduate program must complete a degree completion application through their ASIST account
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