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Franklin University

Columbus, OHPrivate nonprofit HLC

IACBE business

Franklin University is a nonprofit university in Columbus, Ohio that offers accounting and forensic accounting associate and bachelor's degrees and several M.S. in Accounting options, primarily online.

Verified degree programs

8 programs verified so far (2 associate, 2 bachelor's, 4 master's). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

Franklin University

A.S. Accounting

AssociateASDedicated degreeTransfer-orientedAssociate of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Columbus, OHSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 64 credits
Tuition: $398 per credit · All students — Standard tuition per credit, 2026-2027 · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: IACBE
Subjects: Accounting
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Franklin University

A.S. Forensic Accounting

AssociateASDedicated degreeTransfer-orientedAssociate of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Columbus, OHSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $398 per credit · All students — Standard tuition per credit, 2026-2027 · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: IACBE
Subjects: Forensic Accounting
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Franklin University

B.S. Accounting

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Columbus, OHSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 124 credits
Tuition: $398 per credit · All students — Standard tuition per credit (estimate basis) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: IACBE
Subjects: Accounting
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Franklin University

B.S. Forensic Accounting

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Online
Location: Columbus, OHSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 124 credits
Tuition: $398 per credit · All students — Standard tuition per credit (estimate basis) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: IACBE
Subjects: Forensic Accounting
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Franklin University

M.S. in Accounting - Financial Operations Specialization

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Columbus, OHSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 32 credits
Tuition: $690 per credit · All students — Standard graduate tuition per credit hour · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: IACBE
Subjects: Accounting
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Franklin University

M.S. in Accounting - Pathway for Non-Accounting Majors

Master'sMSDedicated degreeNon-accounting graduatesMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Columbus, OHSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: about 31 months
Tuition: $398 per credit · All students — Master's prerequisite courses (500 level) per credit · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: IACBE
Subjects: Accounting
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Franklin University

M.S. in Accounting - STEM

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Columbus, OHSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $690 per credit · All students — Standard graduate tuition per credit hour · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: IACBE
Subjects: Accounting
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Franklin University

M.S. in Accounting - Taxation Specialization

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Columbus, OHSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 32 credits
Tuition: $690 per credit · All students — Standard graduate tuition per credit hour · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: IACBE
Subjects: Accounting · Taxation
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1976 · next review 08/31/2028

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

Business-school accreditation

  • IACBE — accreditedUnit: Ross College of BusinessSince January 1, 2025Confirmed 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.

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.

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 Data Analytics CertificateCertificate, not a degree.Source: franklin.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Institution

Official name
Franklin University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
201 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH 43215-5399
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
7,918 of 8,697 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. 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. franklin.edu/degrees/online/accounting-programs — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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