Master of Business Administration in Accounting Online

Become a stronger professional candidate with a collaborative program that integrates business fundamentals and accounting policies for national and international environments.

Apply By: 12/30/24
Start Class: 1/13/25
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Program Overview

Gain résumé-boosting credentials with an online accounting MBA

Prepare for accounting positions in various sectors of business with the Master of Business Administration in Accounting online program from Florida Institute of Technology. In this IACBE-accredited program, you will study business and accounting essentials, such as risk assessment, overhead variances, cost and pricing decisions, analysis of complex accounting issues, and solution development. Through studying current company cases and creating a thorough business plan, you will focus on best practices for global governmental and nonprofit organizations.

STEM-based curriculum will build your in-demand technical skills for use in industry or entrepreneurial roles. Plus, you can earn credits toward state requirements for accounting credentials, including the Uniform Certified Public Accountant® (CPA) Examination.

As a graduate of this program, you will be prepared to:

  • Understand managerial economics and microeconomic forces that influence business decision-making, including competitive markets, benefit-cost analysis, and decision-making under risk and uncertainty
  • Understand the importance of internal reporting for planning and control and formulating major plans and policies
  • Understand financial management and planning, organizational behavior, design, and management practices
  • Use knowledge of leadership theory, operations management and corporate ventures to build competitive marketing plans and business strategies
  • Analyze and present solutions to complex accounting problems
  • Develop accounting, financial reporting and budget models for nonprofits, government agencies, universities and health care organizations
  • Interpret and apply current issues in managerial accounting
  • Understand managerial economics and microeconomic forces that influence business decision-making, including competitive markets, benefit-cost analysis, and decision-making under risk and uncertainty
  • Understand the importance of internal reporting for planning and control and formulating major plans and policies
  • Understand financial management and planning, organizational behavior, design, and management practices
  • Use knowledge of leadership theory, operations management and corporate ventures to build competitive marketing plans and business strategies
  • Analyze and present solutions to complex accounting problems
  • Develop accounting, financial reporting and budget models for nonprofits, government agencies, universities and health care organizations
  • Interpret and apply current issues in managerial accounting

Career opportunities:

  • Certified public accountant
  • Senior budget analyst
  • Director of accounting operations
  • Accountant
  • Auditor
  • Chief financial officer
  • Accounting manager
  • Management analyst
  • Certified public accountant
  • Senior budget analyst
  • Director of accounting operations
  • Accountant
  • Auditor
  • Chief financial officer
  • Accounting manager
  • Management analyst

Also available:

At Florida Tech, we offer a variety of in-demand online programs that prepare you with relevant skills for your career of choice. Take a look at our other business programs.

At Florida Tech, we offer a variety of in-demand online programs that prepare you with relevant skills for your career of choice. Take a look at our other business programs.

Total Tuition $33,720.12*
Duration As few as 15 months
Credit Hours 36

Accreditation

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The Nathan M. Bisk College of Business at Florida Institute of Technology has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a list of accredited programs, please view our IACBE member status page.

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Tuition

You can fit the accounting MBA tuition into your budget

Tuition for the MBA in Accounting is affordable. Take advantage of our pay-by-the-course system, so you can manage your budget as you pursue your degree. Technology fees are included in the total tuition.

Tuition breakdown:

Total Tuition $33,720.12*
Per Credit Hour $936.67

Calendar

Start creating your academic plan with these program dates

The MBA in Accounting online program is ideal for working students. Choose from multiple start dates and complete your degree at the pace that best fits your schedule.

TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Spring 1 20251/13/2512/30/241/6/251/8/251/10/253/9/258 weeks
Spring 2 20253/17/253/3/253/10/253/12/253/14/255/11/258 Weeks
Summer 20255/19/255/5/255/12/255/14/255/16/257/13/258 weeks

Now enrolling:

Next Apply Date 12/30/24
Start Class 1/13/25

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Admissions

Meet these requirements for admission into the online accounting MBA

At Florida Tech, we’ve streamlined the admission process to help you get started quickly. Please read the requirements for the MBA in Accounting online program.


  • Application for admissions
  • Earned bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities
  • Current résumé
  • Undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 on 4.0 scale

Official transcripts, test scores and other documents should be sent to:

Mail address:
Office of Admissions
150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

Admission Requirements

  • No application fee
  • No GMAT/GRE
  • GPA of 3.0 or above

Courses

What you will focus on in your MBA in Accounting online courses

For the MBA in Accounting online, the curriculum comprises 36 credit hours, including 18 credit hours of core courses, 12 credit hours of accounting specialization courses and 6 credit hours of directed electives.

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides an understanding of the microeconomic forces that influence firm decision-making. Includes competitive markets and market failure, benefit-cost analysis, demand estimation and forecasting, decision-making under risk and uncertainty, production and cost estimation, and market structure analysis.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on internal reporting to managers for use in planning and control, in making nonroutine decisions and in formulating major plans and policies. Covers cost-volume-profit relationships, flexible budgets and standards, job order and process cost, and cost allocation and accumulation.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Studies the concepts and tools of corporate financial management and financial planning, including capital budgeting, capital structure and net working capital. Considers the importance of ethics in financial decision-making.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Presents existing research, theories and models explaining how individual and group behavior and processes shape the internal dynamics of organizations. Provides the foundation to understand contemporary debates concerning alternative organizational designs and management practices.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the tools and techniques of managing marketing activities as well as an analysis of the marketing process. Emphasizes decision-making, the refinement of skills needed to recognize and solve marketing problems, and effective communication of recommendations. Uses case analysis extensively.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
In-depth analysis of industries and competitors, and how to build and defend competitive advantages in forming a successful competitive strategy. Case analysis and management simulation convey the multifunctional nature of decision making at the top management level. Augmented by live-case analyses.

The following foundation courses are considered prerequisites to this program and will be waived for any student with an undergraduate degree in business or who has taken undergraduate courses in accounting, economics and finance with a minimum grade of B.

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines necessary tools required to plan and run a successful business venture. Requires integration of concepts, methods and models from accounting, economics and marketing in forming a business plan for a product or service in a case study.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Builds on BUS 5601.  Examines and uses concepts, methods and models from the functional business areas of statistics, finance, management and law. Requires students to integrate each component into a complete business plan.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Broadly exposes the accounting major to advanced subjects in accounting; furthers the student’s ability to analyze and present solutions to complex accounting problems, as well as interpret and apply theoretical issues; and develops the student’s communication and presentation skills.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Investigates the concepts, theories and techniques underlying the development of investment policies and strategies.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Uses case studies to analyze approaches to managerial accounting. Covers the application of decision and control models, planning and control under conditions of uncertainty, ethics and current issues in the development and practice of managerial accounting.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the three primary areas of concern to financial policy makers (capital budgeting, capital structure and working capital) and integrates this framework with a range of international financial concepts. Also explores the profound effect that foreign operations can have on financial statements.

Six credit hours of directed electives (BUS 5000-level or higher) are required if BUS 5601 Essentials of Business Development 1 and BUS 5602 Essentials of Business Development 2 are waived.

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