Boise State University Accountancy: 2027 Review

Score

71.7 of 100, rank 5 of 100

Cost (20%)

8.5 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

3.6 of 10

Completion (15%)

6.6 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

7.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

8.8 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

8.4 of 10

Cost per Credit

$395 per credit

Credits

120

Tuition

$47,400

Format

Online Degree Completion

Terms

7 weeks

Starts

6 starts per year

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 8, 2026.

Boise State runs this degree as a completion program, so you'll bring your credits and finish the 83 required and elective credits at one rate per credit. Two 7-week sessions in each semester give you six start dates a year.

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy comes from the College of Business and Economics at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. It's delivered fully online, with no in-person courses or requirements. The same professors who teach on campus lead your online classes.

• Transfer students: the program is a degree completion program built for people arriving with credits.
• Students starting from scratch: a pre-accountancy pathway from Boise State Online gets you started before you transfer in.
• Working adults: you can study full-time or part-time and begin in spring, summer or fall.
• Students who want coaching: you meet a student success coach before admission and keep access to advisors, faculty mentors and tech support.
• Future certified public accountants (CPAs): the school notes Idaho licensing needs 150 credit hours, and many graduates continue to a master's.

The degree is 120 credits: 83 in required courses and electives, plus 37 in University Foundations. Introduction to Financial Accounting and Introduction to Managerial Accounting start the accounting sequence. Foundations of the Accounting Profession is a required course in the sequence. Survey of Federal Income Taxation covers the tax side, and Intermediate Accounting I moves into financial reporting.

Business Communication or Professional Communication for Managers sits alongside Business for the New Generation and Principles of Microeconomics. You also pick a statistics course, such as Introduction to Business Analytics. Beta Alpha Psi and the certified fraud examiner (CFE) club give you a way to meet local accounting firms while you study.

Plan on 83 credits of required courses and electives within a 120-credit degree. You can go full-time or part-time, so the finish date is yours to set. Each semester has two 7-week sessions, which lets you keep momentum between terms. Idaho CPA licensing requires 150 credit hours, and many Boise State students go on to a master's degree to reach it.

The online BBA is $395 per credit. The school's cost page lists 83 credits at that rate, with a $50 application fee and a $25 College of Business and Economics admissions fee.

Everything happens online, and you study when your schedule allows. Each semester holds two 7-week sessions. Application deadlines such as December 1, April 15 and July 15 come ahead of the first session in spring, summer and fall. Before you apply, you'll meet with a student success coach.

Boise State holds AACSB accreditation and is one of only 190 schools with AACSB Accounting Accreditation. Boise State diplomas don't say whether you earned the degree online or on campus. The program covers financial reporting, auditing, business communication and ethical decision-making for entry-level roles and professional certification.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

U.S. News and World Report ranks Boise State's online programs in the top 13% of online bachelor's degrees, according to the school's 2026 page. The Beta Alpha Psi chapter won the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Platinum Award in 2025, one of just five chapters to receive it.

Its IRS-certified preparers, many of them students, prepared 1,052 tax returns for community members. The department lists Deloitte, EY, KPMG, Grant Thornton and RSM among firms that recruit from its accountancy program, often on campus in the fall.

• Which of my transferred credits fill the 37 University Foundations credits?
• Should I use the pre-accountancy pathway if I have few credits?
• How do I plan courses around the 7-week sessions and the application deadlines?
• Which master's route fits the 150 credit hours Idaho requires for the CPA?
• How do I join Beta Alpha Psi or the CFE club as a remote student?

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