Appalachian State University Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting: 2027 Review

Score

74.7 of 100, rank 2 of 100

Cost (20%)

7.1 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

6.8 of 10

Completion (15%)

9.1 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

4.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

9.1 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

8.2 of 10

Cost per Credit

$509 per credit

In-State Rate

$424 per credit

Credits

120

Tuition

$61,080

Format

Fully Online, On Campus

Terms

8 weeks

Accreditation

AACSB (confirmed on the official list)

See exactly how we score on the methodology page. We checked the school's figures on October 8, 2026.

Accounting Analytics and Accounting Systems and Internal Control sit beside the usual tax, cost and audit courses, so you meet data tools before graduation. The Beta Alpha Psi chapter at the Walker College of Business earned its first Platinum status in 2025.

The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, offers the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting. You can take it on the Boone campus, at the Hickory campus or fully online.

• Working adults who want fewer classes at once: courses are condensed, and you can study full time or part time.
• Transfer students with 24 semester hours of credit at a C or better, who can use the degree completion route.
• Future certified public accountant (CPA) candidates who want a head start: the accelerated bachelor's to master's option can finish the graduate degree in as little as one year.
• Students who like clubs and networking: the Beta Alpha Psi chapter is open to undergraduate accounting majors.
• Students drawn to public service: the program points to accounting work at the IRS, FBI and Department of Defense.

Intermediate Accounting I and II cover the accounting environment and asset, liability and stockholders' equity accounting. Cost Accounting and Individual Income Taxation follow, the second on how individual income tax liability is worked out. Accounting Systems and Internal Control teaches authorization, documentation and flowcharting. Accounting Analytics introduces the tools you'll use most as a professional accountant.

Introduction to Auditing covers audit standards, ethics and data analytics. Of the 120 credits, you'll take 22 credit hours in accounting courses and 53 in the Walker College business core. Six more hours are accounting electives at the 3000 and 4000 level. A spreadsheet analytics course teaches pivot tables and what-if analysis, and the degree ends with a Business Capstone Experience.

The degree needs 120 credits. Classes run in eight-week terms, so you carry fewer at a time, and you can go full time or part time. To finish online, you'll need at least 24 semester hours of transfer credit with a 2.25 GPA, and each transferred course needs a C or better.

Extra applicable transfer credits can cut your remaining hours. The accelerated bachelor's to master's option lets you earn the master's in as little as one year.

Tuition for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 is $424 per credit hour for North Carolina residents and $509 for everyone else. You'll also pay a $25.50 per-credit-hour education and tech fee.

Online students begin in one of several eight-week terms offered through the year. You can also study on the Boone or Hickory campus. Business Career Services gives you career coaching, resume reviews and networking events, and the program lists real-world internships.

The Walker College of Business holds AACSB accreditation, which the university says fewer than 6% of business schools have. The program builds the skills you need for the CPA exam, and the school says its CPA pass rate exceeds the national and North Carolina averages.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

An alumnus on the school's program page says the accounting professors teach a solid foundation and also prepare students for life after class. Another says the school sets students up for success without letting them get lost.

The university's 2026 news release says U.S. News placed App State in the top 18% of colleges for online bachelor's programs. A 2025 college news story reports that the Beta Alpha Psi chapter was one of ten Platinum chapters among 325.

The program page says Big 4 firms actively recruit its graduates.

• Which of my transfer courses count toward the 120 credits?
• How does the accelerated bachelor's to master's option work, and when do I apply?
• Which internships have other accounting students taken?
• How do I join the Beta Alpha Psi chapter as an online student?

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