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Washington, DCPrivate nonprofit MSCHEKogod Online MS in Accounting

AACSB business

The Kogod School of Business at American University offers a BS in Accounting, an MS in Accounting available in person or online, and a combined bachelor's/master's route in accounting, plus graduate certificates in taxation and forensic accounting.

Verified degree programs

2 programs verified so far (2 master's). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

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Combined Bachelor's and MS in Accounting

Master'sMSDedicated degreeAccelerated BS + MSMaster of Science in Accounting
Format: Campus
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Five years for both degrees (combined bachelor's and master's)
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHEBusiness school: AACSB
Subjects: Accounting
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American University

MS in Accounting

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOpen entryMaster of Science in Accounting
Format: Campus · Fully online · Mixed (live + self-paced) · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Washington, DCSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 1-3 years; full-time students with an accounting background can finish in as little as 1 year (as little as 1 year for full-time students with an accounting background)
Tuition: $1,812 per credit · All students — Online MS in Accounting (online program page)
Next deadline: January 15, 2027 · Fall 2027
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHEBusiness school: AACSB
Subjects: Accounting · Taxation · Forensic Accounting · Accounting Analytics
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Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1928 · next review 01/01/2032

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

  • AACSB — accreditedUnit: Kogod School of BusinessConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · 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.

Institutional, business-school and accounting accreditation are three different things, and one never implies another. Each record names its unit and scope as the source gives it.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Institution

Official name
American University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016-8001
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,122 of 13,019 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 26, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. kogod.american.edu/programs-admissions/masters/accounting — Official admissions page, verified October 30, 2026
  2. kogod.american.edu/programs-admissions/masters/accounting/tuition-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 30, 2026
  3. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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