Online Bachelor of Business Administration Accounting
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Forecast your own bright future
You find strength in numbers. Now find your path to meeting your personal and professional goals with an online BBA in Accounting.* You’ll learn how to do more than crunch numbers – you’ll learn how to apply them in ways that can help businesses survive and thrive.
*Accounting concentration is not available in Arkansas.
Spring classes start on April 5
Program at a glance
40
11-week courses in the program
$1480
Cost per course
Online
Earn your degree online with Strayer
Get the skills that can boost business
Develop a strong foundation in accounting principles and how to apply them to keep businesses healthy. You’ll learn practical skills and build expertise in the technology and software that practicing accountants are using today.
Build your skills
- Understand how to use Excel and QuickBooks to provide accounting information for organizations.
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of fundamental concepts and principles in accounting, including recording of journal entries and preparing and evaluating financial statements.
- Solve general problems relating to the area of both personal and business federal income tax and prepare both a personal and a corporate federal income tax return.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship of accounting information to inventory planning and control, cost distribution and the use of mathematical and statistical models in cost accounting.
Program features
Add essential skills to your résumé
Along with your degree, you’ll start your career with skills employers want, from social awareness to problem-solving.
Save on your degree
For every three classes you pass, you’ll earn one on us at the end of your program. Eligibility and participation rules apply.
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The high-quality higher education you deserve
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by four respected organizations. We’re committed to meeting quality
standards, so you can earn an industry-recognized diploma you’re proud
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Affording your degree
At Strayer, you’ll find plenty of ways to make your tuition affordable, so you can worry less about your budget and get down to business.
$1480
cost per course
$150
degree conferral (one-time only)
$65
technology fee (one per term)
Get a customized cost breakdown
Connect with an admissions officer to get a sense of what your total program cost will be.
Ways to reduce your cost
Transfer up to 28 classes toward your bachelor’s degree.
Save up to 25% off the cost of your bachelor’s degree. Eligibility rules apply.
Explore additional scholarships & ways to save.
Build your potential with each course
This program’s versatile curriculum covers research and analysis, payables and payroll, bookkeeping, tax prep and more. View all courses.
Sample courses
Provides an understanding of accounting concepts, assumptions, and principles. Progresses to evaluation of accounting data for plant assets, current liabilities, deferrals and accruals, intangibles, payables, and payroll. Introduces accounting for corporations as related to stocks, bonds, and corporate earnings. Introduces partnership accounting and the statement of cash flows.
This course covers the use of QuickBooks Accountant, Microsoft Excel, and the interface between the two software packages, as well as the functions and applications available under QuickBooks and Excel.
Topics covered include the accounting for investments, revenue recognition, income taxes, pensions and postretirement benefits, and leases; accounting changes and error analysis; preparation of the statement of cash flows; and full disclosure in financial reporting. The material refers to pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
Covers establishment and administration of equitable pricing arrangements for goods and/or services. Analyzes the total price (cost plus profit) and the individual elements of cost (labor, materials, indirect costs, and profit). Emphasizes techniques for determining proper prices and estimating. Discusses methods of pricing research and development, and the selection of hardware and services.
Being an effective communicator is an essential skill for any profession. In this course, you will learn the secrets to writing, listening, and speaking with credibility in order to share your voice with the world.
Provides a foundation in today's business operations with a focus on the major functions of a business (management, production, marketing, finance and accounting, human resource management, and various support functions). The course also provides an overview of business organizations and the competitive business environment, strategic planning, international business, ethical considerations, quality assurance and more.
Bachelor’s admission requirements
Before you can pursue your bachelor’s degree, you’ll need to enroll at Strayer. Here’s what you’ll need to get started for admission to the university.
A diploma from an approved high school or its equivalent
A completed application and enrollment agreement, as applicable
A valid, current and legible government-issued photo identification
Learn more about the admission process at Strayer.
Students applying to Washington, D.C., or New Jersey campuses must provide proof of proper immunization.
Transferring to Strayer from another university?
Some or all of the credits you’ve earned may be transferable.
International students
We welcome more than 1,200 international students from more than 110 countries.
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