Arizona State University Digital Immersion Bachelor of Science in Accountancy: 2027 Review

Score

69.3 of 100, rank 14 of 100

Cost (20%)

6.5 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

7.1 of 10

Completion (15%)

3.1 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

7.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

8.2 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

8.9 of 10

Cost per Credit

$580 per credit

Credits

120

Tuition

$69,600

Format

Fully Online, On Campus

Time to Finish

40 classes of seven and a half weeks each

Transfer Credits

Up to 64

Accreditation

AACSB (confirmed on the official list)

AACSB Accounting

Accounting accreditation listed by AACSB

See exactly how we score on the methodology page. We checked the school's figures on October 7, 2026.

Career help is built into the whole degree. Four career courses run from your first year to your senior year, so your job-search skills grow right alongside the accounting. You'll also work on faculty-supervised team projects with current e-business software.

ASU's Bachelor of Science in Accountancy comes from the W. P. Carey School of Business, and you can complete all 120 credits online through ASU Online. The same degree is also offered on the West Valley campus.

• Coming from community college? ASU accepts up to 64 credits from two-year colleges, and transfer students take a dedicated career course, WPC 347.
• Want data skills? ACC 330 teaches big data analytical tools, and ACC 444 follows data through enterprise systems.
• Planning a master's? The accelerated route can combine your bachelor's and a master's in as little as five years, and approval typically comes in your junior year.
• Headed for public accounting? The school describes this degree as well suited to it.
• Live in a western state? You may qualify for a reduced nonresident rate of 150 percent of Arizona resident tuition.

ACC 340 and ACC 440 walk you through external reporting, including how to research and resolve financial reporting issues. ACC 350 covers internal reporting systems for planning and control. You choose between ACC 430, which covers taxes and business decisions, and ACC 450, which covers auditing standards and evidence gathering.

ACC 460 focuses on ethics for professional accountants. ACC 330 Data Analytics in Accounting builds an analytics mindset, and CIS 407 adds Structured Query Language (SQL) and data warehousing. You can take electives like environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting.

Every W. P. Carey student takes WPC 300, which teaches a systematic way to approach open-ended business problems, and the WPC 480 capstone comes after the upper-division business core. For clubs, you can join Beta Alpha Psi or the Finance and Accounting Career Club, the student chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).

Online, you'll take 40 classes of seven and a half weeks each, within a 120-credit degree that includes at least 45 upper-division credits. The checksheet advises working with an advisor to finish in four years. If you're transferring, you can bring up to 64 credits from community or junior colleges.

The accelerated master's route can shorten the bachelor's plus master's to as little as five years. The school notes that all states require 150 credit hours to become a certified public accountant (CPA), so check with your state board.

Tuition is $580 per credit hour plus program fees, and the rate is the same for Arizona residents and non-residents. Arizona residents have a tuition cap at 11 credit hours per semester.

You'll complete the degree fully online in 40 classes of seven and a half weeks each. Your diploma and transcripts simply say Arizona State University. A professional advisory board shapes the program, and W. P. Carey lists 40+ business clubs.

The School of Accountancy has held AACSB accreditation since 1987, and ASU holds Higher Learning Commission accreditation. U.S. News 2026 Best Online Programs placed ASU Online's bachelor's in business at No. 2, as reported by ASU News. The master's this degree can speed you into has a Becker CPA Review partnership for exam prep.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

• Should I choose the taxes course or the auditing course within the major?
• Which of my community college credits count toward the 120, and which toward upper-division credit?
• When is approval for the accelerated master's typically granted, and which master's fits my goals?
• How do I join Beta Alpha Psi or the IMA student chapter from a distance?

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