
Master of Science in Accounting
Overview
A 36-credit-hour Master of Science in Accounting offered online and on campus, with seven prerequisite accounting and business courses and optional Tax, Finance or Data Analytics concentrations.
- Official program name
- Master of Science in Accounting
- Awarded degree
- Master of Science in Accounting · major: AccountingSource: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026
- Degree level
- Master's
- Subject focus
- Dedicated degreeThe degree title itself is in accounting, accountancy, taxation or another accounting subject (for example a Master of Accountancy).Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026
- Entry route
- For graduates with an accounting backgroundThe program expects a prior accounting degree or the accounting prerequisite courses already completed.Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026
- School
- Location
- Bellevue, NEFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
- Subjects
- Accounting — core of the degreeTaxation — formal concentration / track (“Tax concentration”)Accounting Analytics — formal concentration / track (“Data Analytics concentration”)
- Tracks / concentrations
- Tax; Finance; Data AnalyticsSource: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026
- Required credits
- 36 total credit hours (up to 9 additional hours for a Tax or Finance concentration)Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026
- Duration
- Not verified
Why this program is listed
Dedicated Master of Science in Accounting offered online and on campus.
Degree title names accounting; nine courses chosen from eleven in advanced accounting, taxation, auditing and cost accounting.
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026We list associate, bachelor's, master's and research-doctorate programs in accounting, accountancy and taxation at institutionally accredited US schools — degrees in the subject and formal accounting majors or concentrations, never certificates or degrees with a single accounting course. Eligibility rules
Format and attendance
- Formats offered
- Online · On campusSource: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026
- Online delivery
- Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.All coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026
- Campus visits (online option)
- Campus visits: not verified
- Class schedule (online option)
- Not verified
- Internship
- Internship requirement: not verified
- Study intensity
- Not verified
The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.
Curriculum
Foundation and prerequisite courses
- Seven prerequisite courses with a grade of C or higher: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Computer/Information Systems, Intermediate Accounting I and II, Cost Accounting, Income Tax Accounting.Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026
CPA-related information
- Not specified. States the program is a non-licensure program not intended for those seeking licensureSource: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026
A school describing a program as supporting CPA preparation does not establish eligibility for every applicant in every state, and this directory does not label any program “CPA eligible”. Check your own state board's current rules before you enrol. Accounting degrees and CPA requirements
Other professional recognition
Other professional recognition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.
This directory does not publish pass rates, placement rates or salaries for any program. Occupational statistics for accountants are in the guides, labelled as statistics for the occupation, not outcomes of a school.
Admissions
Technical preparation
- Prerequisite courses
- RequiredSeven prerequisite courses with a grade of C or higherSource: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026
- Prior degree
- RequiredA completed bachelor's degreeSource: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026
- Minimum GPA
- RequiredMinimum 2.5 — Minimum GPA of 2.5 from the most recent 60 credit hours; appeal to the program director is possible below 2.5Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Tests
- GMAT
- Not requiredSource: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026
- GRE General Test
- Not requiredSource: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026
We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.
Start dates and deadlines
Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.
Tuition and fees
| Category | Amount | Basis and year |
|---|---|---|
| All students — Online, per credit hour | $680 | per creditCalculated tuition$24,480 = 36 credits × $680 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026 |
| Military preferred cost, per credit | $350 | per creditCalculated tuition$12,600 = 36 credits × $350 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026 |
| All students — On campus, per credit hour | $680 | per creditCalculated tuition$24,480 = 36 credits × $680 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 30, 2026 |
Scholarships and funding
Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.
Accreditation
Institutional accreditation
- Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Business-school accreditation
- IACBE — accreditedUnit: College of BusinessListed as: IACBE-accredited business programs (see member PDF: https://www.iacbe.org/memberpdf/BellevueUniversity.pdf)Since May 1, 2018 · next review 2023-12-31Confirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: iacbe.org · verified October 26, 2026
Supplemental accounting accreditation
No separate accounting accreditation is on record. AACSB business accreditation does not mean the accounting program holds AACSB accounting accreditation.
State authorization (online students)
Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Nebraska.
International applicants
Not verified for the online option.
Sources and verification
- IACBE accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026
- DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
- bellevue.edu/degrees/master/accounting-ms — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
- bellevue.edu/programs/masters-degrees/accounting/on-campus — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
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