Online Accounting Degree Programs

Find out how easy it is to take an accounting class online and earn your degree.

A distance learning business degree in accounting offers students the opportunity to maximize the flexibility and convenience of their educational program. Well-suited for working adults, an online accounting degree is an excellent choice for professionals looking to change or advance their careers. Online accounting degree programs offer the same high-quality education you would expect to receive through an on-campus program. However, you can arrange to take classes around the demands of a schedule that may involve work and family.

What You'll Learn in an Online Accounting Degree Program

Depending on degree level, course work will include general or advanced studies of financial accounting and management, cost accounting and management, auditing, taxation, economics and information systems. Classes in business law, ethics and technology may also be part of a program’s curriculum.

After earning an online accounting degree, students will be prepared to create, analyze and verify financial documents in order to provide information to clients. Graduates go on to become public accountants, consultants, forensic accountants, management accountants and public sector accountants.

Additionally, most distance learning business degree in accounting programs prepare students to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. Refer to your state's Board of Accountancy for the specific requirements you will need to meet in order to be certified in your state.

Find online accounting degree programs:

Accounting Bachelor Degrees

MBA Degrees with a Focus in Accounting

MAcc Degrees

Associate in Accounting Degrees

Did You Know? Ballot Counting Accountants

Accountants—usually from one of the “Big Four”* accounting firms—count the ballots for the Academy Awards, Miss America Pageant and the game show Deal or No Deal.

While computer technology is used in larger-scale voting events such as presidential elections to ensure there is no human error, having highly qualified accountants count does at least eliminate any fear of hanging chads…

_{*The "Big Four" firms are generally considered to be Deloitte and Touche, Ernst and Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers}