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AccountingDegrees

Ball State University

Muncie, INPublic HLCBall State Online

AACSB business · Accounting accreditation on record

Ball State University offers accounting degrees through the Paul W. Parkison Department of Accounting in the Miller College of Business: a bachelor's degree (on campus and online), a Master of Science in Accounting (on campus and online) and an accelerated master's option for current undergraduate accounting majors. No accounting doctorate was found.

Verified degree programs

2 programs verified so far (1 bachelor's, 1 master's). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

Ball State University

Accounting Major (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Format: Campus · Fully online · Asynchronous
Location: Muncie, INSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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Ball State University

Master of Science in Accounting

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOpen entry
Format: Campus · Fully online · Asynchronous
Location: Muncie, INSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Two years taking two courses a semester (Taking two courses a semester) · 30 credits
Tuition: $16,000 entire program · In-state — Indiana residents, online; printed as less than $16,000 for the degree
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1925 · next review 08/31/2034

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

Business-school accreditation

  • AACSB — accreditedUnit: The Miller College of BusinessConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

Supplemental accounting accreditation

  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: The Miller College of BusinessConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

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.

Where online students can enroll from

State authorization decides whether the school can enroll you in an online program from your state.

State authorization

  • Ball State states it is authorized by the U.S. Department of Education to accept online students from all U.S. states, with extra regulations possible for licensure programs.
    Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists associate, bachelor's, master's and PhD programs in its subjects. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, associate degrees, electives-only degrees…).
  • Accounting MinorMinor, not a degree program.Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Institution

Official name
Ball State University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
2000 W. University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
5,380 of 20,440 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 27, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/accounting/academic-programs/bachelors-degree — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  5. bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/accounting/academic-programs/bachelors-degree/accelerated-m — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  6. bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/accounting/academic-programs/masters-degree — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  7. bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/online/academic-programs/masters/ms-accounting — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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