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University of San Diego

San Diego, CAPrivate nonprofit WSCUC

AACSB business · Accounting accreditation on record

The Knauss School of Business at the University of San Diego offers a Bachelor of Accountancy, a Business Accounting BBA major, a Master of Science in Accountancy, a Master of Science in Taxation, and combined bachelor's-plus-master's programs.

Verified degree programs

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

University of San Diego

Accountancy BACC

Bachelor'sBAccDedicated degreeBachelor of Accountancy
Format: Campus
Location: San Diego, CA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: WSCUCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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University of San Diego

Master of Science in Accountancy (MACC)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeAccounting graduatesMaster of Science in Accountancy
Format: Campus · Full-time
Location: San Diego, CA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 10 to 12 months (catalog: a minimum of one calendar year for most students) (full-time, with an undergraduate accounting degree) · 30 credits
Tuition: $53,700 entire program · All students — Knauss School of Business graduate tuition · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: WSCUCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting · Accounting Analytics
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University of San Diego

Master of Science in Taxation (MTAX)

Master'sMSTDedicated degreeAccounting graduatesMaster of Science in Taxation
Format: Campus
Location: San Diego, CA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: $53,700 entire program · All students — Knauss School of Business graduate tuition (shared MACC/MTAX page) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: WSCUCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Taxation
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Accreditation

  • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since March 31, 1956 · next review 02/13/2032

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

Business-school accreditation

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

Supplemental accounting accreditation

  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Knauss School of BusinessConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026
  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Bachelor of Accountancy programScope: Bachelor of Accountancy programStated by the school; not yet confirmed in the accreditor's directory.Source: undergraduate.catalog.sandiego.edu · verified October 30, 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.

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…).

Institution

Official name
University of San Diego
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,080 of 9,110 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. graduate.catalog.sandiego.edu/programs/major-MSBU-GR-M-BU-MS-TAX — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 30, 2026
  2. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. DAPIP — WSCUC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. sandiego.edu/business/academics/majors-and-minors/accountancy/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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