Eastern Illinois University · EIU MBA Program, Lumpkin College of Business

MBA — Accountancy Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationOn campusHybridOpen entryAccounting accreditation on record

Overview

A 33-credit-hour MBA with an Accountancy Concentration, offered in person or hybrid. Accounting and business prerequisites may be required.

Official program name: MBA with Accountancy Concentration
Awarded degree: Master of Business Administration · major: Business Administration
Source: eiu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Subject focus: Concentration inside a broader degree — AccountancyA formal accounting major, concentration, track or specialization inside a broader degree such as a BBA, BSBA or MBA. The awarded degree is the broader one.
Source: eiu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Entry route: Open to both accounting and non-accounting graduatesThe program admits applicants from any field; prerequisite or foundation courses may apply, as published.
Source: eiu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School: Eastern Illinois University — EIU MBA Program, Lumpkin College of Business
Source: eiu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location: Charleston, IL
Source: eiu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects: Accounting — formal concentration / track (“Accountancy Concentration”)
Required credits: 33 total credit hours
Source: eiu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration: Not verified

Why this program is listed

Formal Accountancy Concentration of the MBA, offered in person or hybrid.

Named Accountancy Concentration with four required accounting, auditing and law courses plus an accounting elective.

Source: eiu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We 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, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.

Formats offered: On campus · Hybrid
Source: eiu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Six MBA core courses, four required courses (management simulation, financial accounting standards, advanced auditing and assurance, legal and regulatory environment) and one approved elective.
Source: eiu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

CPA-related information

Academic qualification, CPA exam eligibility and CPA licensure are three different things, and requirements differ by state board, pathway, applicant background and date. These are statements this school publishes, shown with the jurisdiction they name.

Not specified. Describes the concentration as designed to help students meet the educational requirements to sit for the CPA examinationSource: eiu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Illinois. Lists the B.S. in Business (Accounting major) plus the MBA with Accountancy Concentration as one of two recommended ways to meet the Illinois 150-hour requirementConditions stated: 120 undergraduate hours plus 33 MBA hours, 153 total as printedSource: eiu.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

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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

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Technical preparation

Prerequisite courses: Not verifiedAccounting and business prerequisites may be required based on academic background.
Source: eiu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

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Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Doctoral funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation

Three different things, kept apart: institutional accreditation of the school, business-school accreditation of the unit, and supplemental accounting accreditation. One never implies another.

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

AACSB — accreditedUnit: Lumpkin College of Business and TechnologyListed as: AACSB business accreditationConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

Supplemental accounting accreditation

AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Lumpkin College of Business and TechnologyListed as: AACSB separate accounting accreditation (as listed: Business + Accounting)Confirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 27, 2026.

DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
AACSB accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026
eiu.edu/accountancy/cpa.php — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
eiu.edu/mba/accountancy.php — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
eiu.edu/mba/Tuition_Fees.php — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 30, 2026

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