Fort Hays State University Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting: 2027 Review

Score

60.1 of 100

Cost (20%)

10.0 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

2.4 of 10

Completion (15%)

6.8 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

4.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

6.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

7.2 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

5.8 of 10

Cost per Credit

$275.65 per credit

Credits

120

Tuition

$33,078

Format

Fully Online, On Campus

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

Fort Hays State lets you join live on-campus accounting classes by Zoom, so a distance student sits in the same lecture as the students in Hays. The accounting major is 36 credit hours, and four of its courses are electives you choose, from fraud examination to governmental accounting.

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting is offered by the Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. You can complete it fully online. The degree is 120 credit hours.

• If you're a working adult who needs the degree on your own schedule, online sections of the accounting core run fall, spring and summer.
• If you want to be a fraud investigator, Fraud Examination is an elective, and a student chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is among the clubs.
• If you want work experience for credit, the accounting internship counts as an elective and places you in business, government or nonprofit work.

You begin with Principles of Accounting I and II, which cover financial statements and then how managers use accounting data. Intermediate Accounting I and II go deeper into assets, liabilities, equity and investments. Cost Accounting teaches you planning, control and inventory valuation.

Income Tax Procedure follows the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) model tax curriculum, and Auditing covers how public accountants verify accounts. Your four electives can include Fraud Examination, Financial Statement Analysis, Governmental and Institutional Accounting or Ethics for Accountants.

The major sits inside a 27-hour business core.

The degree is 120 credit hours, or eight semesters at the department's 15-credit pace. You need 45 upper-division hours and at least 30 hours earned at Fort Hays State. Kansas requires 150 hours for the certified public accountant (CPA) exam. The department suggests you add a minor or second degree, and a double degree is often possible at 154 credits.

Online tuition is $275.65 per credit hour for Fall 2026 through Summer 2027. That's about $4,134.75 for a 15-credit semester, the department estimates.

Online sections of the accounting core run across fall, spring and summer, though it doesn't offer every course in every term. Fall classes start in mid-August and spring classes in mid-January. A second block of eight-week courses begins mid-semester, and a short intersession runs from late December to mid-January. The school has also offered Intermediate Accounting I and II and Fraud Examination over Zoom, so you sit alongside on-campus students.

The university has held Higher Learning Commission accreditation since 1915. The department says the major prepares you for the CPA, certified management accountant (CMA), certified internal auditor (CIA) and certified fraud examiner (CFE) exams. It also advises choosing electives that match the exam you want. The catalog also lists ACCT 608 CPA Problems, a review of past exam problems.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

Students reviewing the school on Niche describe the virtual college as accommodating, and the online division holds a 4.65 out of 5 rating across 34 reviews. Reviewers on Appily call the price one of the most affordable programs they found and praise the staff.

A January 2026 OnlineU reviewer writes that tuition is very reasonable and that the school is regionally accredited. In the OnlineU student survey, 82% said they would recommend the school. Niche's 2026 list of Best Colleges for Accounting and Finance includes Fort Hays State.

• Which accounting electives will run online during the terms you plan to take them?
• How do you join a live Zoom section, and which courses use it?
• Which transfer courses will the department accept toward the accounting major?
• Which route to 150 hours fits your state: a minor, a second degree or the MBA?
• How does the internship application work for a distance student?

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