Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
The Bachelors in Business Administration with a focus in accounting program is designed to equip students with accounting, the language of business, and to prepare students for various accounting-related careers, including financial and managerial accounting, auditing, taxation, consulting, forensic accounting, etc. The skills learned from your accounting degree program will make you an asset in all business-related operations, even beyond financial functions. A degree in accounting at Niagara University offers the following opportunities:
- Complete your accounting degree in four years (and an option to complete your MBA in five)
- Access to top industry professionals on both a local and national scale
- Internship opportunities within the first two years of the program
- A undergraduate job placement rate of 90%
- Accounting specific scholarships and grants
Our B.B.A. degree is registered with the Division of Professional Education of the New York State Department of Education and qualifies graduates to take the CPA, CMA, CIA and other professional examinations upon completion of 150 hours of study.
Continue your degree at Niagara University
BBA/MBA in Professional Accountancy
- Bachelor's degree in four years plus one additional year for MBA (4+1)
- Total 51 graduate credit hours
The BBA and MBA in professional accountancy joint-degree program prepares students to sit for the CPA license examination and careers in public accounting. Since Aug. 1, 2009, the CPA license requires at least 150 credit hours of higher education coursework.
MBA in Professional Accountancy
- Bachelor's degree in four years plus two additional years for MBA (4+2)
- Total 69 graduate credit hours
The MBA in professional accountancy prepares students with an undergraduate degree other than accounting to sit for the CPA license examination and careers in public accounting. This is an excellent choice for those who hoping to change careers to accounting.