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Master of Business Administration: Accounting

Sharpen Your Financial Skills with an MBA in Accounting

Online

15 Months

45 Credit Hours

$559 per Credit

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Dive Into Advanced Topics for Today’s Accounting Jobs

With a STEM-designated online MBA in Accounting from Eastern Oregon University, you’ll gain skills that help ensure financial health for businesses, companies, nonprofits and more. You can build a career as a financial expert across diverse industries. The Accounting concentration’s STEM designation means that you’ll graduate ready to fill in-demand STEM-related roles.

Skills from the Accounting concentration will help you become a top candidate for rewarding, fast-growing jobs—the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects about 963,000 jobs for business and financial occupations each year from 2023 to 2033.1 Organizations of all kinds require accounting expertise, so your skills will be continuously in demand as this industry flourishes.

Accounting Concentration Details

  • Experience IACBE-accredited accounting courses
  • Focus on STEM-designated skills
  • Gain partial preparation for the CPA licensing exam
  • Learn from faculty with real-world accounting experience
  • Pursue leadership and management in accounting jobs
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Online MBA in Accounting Course Details

The MBA in Accounting program explores advanced accounting and auditing, accounting theory, data analytics, financial strategy, governmental accounting, supply chain accounting and taxation. The Accounting concentration’s STEM designation helps you prepare for accounting jobs that require the latest technical and financial savvy.

Each course is delivered by dedicated faculty who help rank EOU among the Top Master’s Programs in Oregon.2 Faculty members are subject matter experts who will share their real-world experience in the online classroom. Even when studying in an online format, you’ll be able to meet with faculty regularly and benefit from their individualized support.

Accounting Concentration Required Courses

This course studies the principles of fund accounting under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). It emphasizes the new and major pronouncements of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and provides an overview of public sector auditing by examining the Government Auditing Standards, promulgated by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Single audit requirements for state and local governments are also covered.

Traditional finance and strategy courses do not consider the role of taxes. Similarly, traditional tax courses often ignore the richness of the decision context in which tax factors operate. The objective of this course is to develop a framework for understanding how taxes affect business decisions. A recurring theme will be linking the tax strategies that we learn with concepts from corporate finance, financial accounting, business law and economics. We make extensive use of real transactions to illustrate the impact of tax structure on earnings and cash flow.

Applies advanced current accounting theory. The purpose of the course is to develop accounting thought that can be applied to the practical understanding of the financial reporting process, the accounting profession, and the controversial role of accounting in today’s dynamic business environment. Current topics give an indication of the state of the accounting profession and the impact of issues facing the future of accounting.

In this course, students will have an overview of supply chain management and business processes. Special emphasis will be given to profitability and financial statement analysis. The student will learn to minimize costs and add potential value throughout the supply chain. Students will understand the impact of supply chain decisions on the financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and cash flows). The class will also review demand management, operations planning, logistics and distribution to the customer.

This course applies data analytics in the accounting environment. Students will perform data modeling and evaluation, assemble visualizations of results and use analytics in the audit process.

The online MBA program takes 15 months to complete, on average. Your completion time will depend on whether you study part-time or full-time and how many credits you transfer.

In fully online courses, you’ll gain a comprehensive overview of key leadership, management and budgeting strategies. Following the core content, you’ll complete the degree with a choice of coursework that suits your career path. Pursue an optional concentration in Accounting or Healthcare Administration, or an individualized combination of elective and concentration courses to round out your MBA.

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Advance in Data-Driven Business Careers with an Online MBA in Accounting

An online MBA in Accounting can unlock leadership positions and higher salary potential as an accountant, auditor, budget analyst, controller, financial manager and more. With your online MBA in Accounting plus experience, you could advance to administrative roles including chief financial officer (CFO). These accounting jobs are expanding rapidly. Accountants, for example, will have about 130,800 openings each year from 2023 to 2033.3 These positions also have rewarding salary potential.

Financial Managers $161,700 per year4

Accountants and Auditors $81,680 per year3

Career Outlook

Explore More Online MBA Concentrations

You can customize our MBA program to align with your career goals by either choosing a concentration, or you can complete a general MBA with your choice of electives from a list of diverse topics.

We also offer this MBA with a concentration in Healthcare Administration.

Frequently Asked Questions

Explore our frequently asked questions for in-depth answers. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, reach out to us.

The MBA program offers two optional concentrations: A STEM-designated Accounting concentration and a Healthcare Administration concentration. You can declare a concentration to complete your degree or select from numerous elective courses (including concentration courses).

Topics of approved electives include business and the environment, emotional intelligence, alternative business strategies and disaster recovery. You could study agribusiness, tax regulations or even advanced accounting. Yet another option is a three-credit-hour course for a topic of your choosing. Learn more about MBA coursework.

You are not required to choose a concentration in the MBA program. You can also complete a general MBA with your choice of electives (including concentration courses). Learn more about MBA coursework.

The STEM-designated Accounting concentration includes five courses. Learn more about MBA coursework.

The STEM-designated MBA in Accounting requires 45 total credit hours, with 15 credit hours in the concentration. Learn more about MBA coursework.

With a STEM-designated concentration in Accounting, you’ll explore course topics that enhance today’s accounting careers. These topics include advanced accounting and auditing, accounting theory, data analytics, financial strategy, governmental accounting, supply chain accounting and taxation. Learn more about the Accounting concentration.

The STEM-designated Accounting concentration bolsters a variety of careers, some of the most common being a controller, financial analyst, tax accountant, senior accountant and chief financial officer (CFO). Learn more about the Accounting concentration.

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Sources

  1. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Business and Financial Occupations.” Retrieved June 3, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/.
  2. Online Master’s Colleges. “Top Online Master’s Programs in Oregon.” May 13, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from https://www.onlinemasterscolleges.com/oregon-state-online-masters-programs/.
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Accountants and Auditors.” Retrieved June 3, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/accountants-and-auditors.htm.
  4. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Financial Managers.” Retrieved June 3, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/financial-managers.htm.