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AccountingDegrees

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, ILPublic HLCGies Online

AACSB business · Accounting accreditation on record

The Department of Accountancy in the Gies College of Business offers a BS in Accountancy, a BS in Accountancy + Data Science, on-campus MSA and MAS master's degrees, an online MS in Accountancy (iMSA) and a PhD in Accountancy.

Verified degree programs

6 programs verified so far (2 bachelor's, 3 master's, 1 doctoral). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

BS in Accountancy

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science in Accountancy
Format: Campus
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
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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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

BS in Accountancy + Data Science

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science in Accountancy + Data Science
Format: Campus
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting · Accounting Analytics
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Accounting Science (MAS)

Master'sMASDedicated degreeAccounting graduatesMaster of Accounting Science
Format: Campus
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: nine-month program
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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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOpen entryMaster of Science in Accountancy
Format: Campus
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 12-month program
Tuition: $62,000 (basis not stated by the institution) · International — International
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Online Master of Science in Accountancy (iMSA)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOpen entryMaster of Science in Accountancy
Format: Fully online
Location: Champaign, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: No mandatory campus visits
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $25,000 entire program · All students — Average tuition and fees
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

PhD in Accountancy

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy in Accountancy
Format: Campus
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: five years, on average
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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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1913 · next review 08/31/2030

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

Business-school accreditation

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

Supplemental accounting accreditation

  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Gies 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.

Institution

Official name
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
601 E John Street, Champaign, IL 61820-5711
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
8,997 of 56,563 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. giesbusiness.illinois.edu/academics/graduate/accountancy — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  2. giesbusiness.illinois.edu/msa — Official program 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 — HLC 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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