Loyola University Maryland Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting: 2027 Review

Score

60.8 of 100

Cost (20%)

0.3 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

10.0 of 10

Completion (15%)

9.8 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

0.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

7.0 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

8.4 of 10

Format

On Campus

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.

Loyola's accounting major was the first in Maryland to earn its own accreditation from AACSB International. A certified public accountant (CPA) track and two accelerated options point you toward licensure and a master's.

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting sits in the Sellinger School of Business and Management at Loyola University Maryland, a private nonprofit school in Baltimore. Classes meet on campus. You choose between an entrepreneur track and a CPA track.

• If you're a future auditor, the auditing course teaches the audit risk model and the auditor's duty to the public.
• The CPA track and the 3+1 path give you a fourth year with a chance to sit for some or all exam sections. That matters if you're aiming at the CPA exam.
• If you're a future business owner, the entrepreneur track lets you shape accounting toward your own venture.
• If you're in another major, an accounting minor covers financial accounting, taxation and cost accounting.
• If you want a big-firm start, the school lists the Big Four, RSM, BDO and Ellin & Tucker among employers hiring its accounting graduates.

Three featured courses show the range. Auditing covers reporting risk, the audit risk model and the auditor's ethical duties. Taxation of Business Entities moves from income and investment taxation through accrual tax accounting to business forms and tax research.

Accounting Information Systems looks at internal controls and how to detect fraud. You also study financial accounting and cost accounting, then pick the entrepreneur or CPA track. Honor societies, student organizations and guest lectures add to class time, and executives in residence teach and advise.

The accelerated options let you finish a bachelor's and a Master of Accounting in four to five years. In the 3+1 plan the master's is your fourth year, and you may sit for some or all of the CPA exam during it. The 4+1 route takes five years in total.

The school lists about $1,905 per credit, based on its annual out-of-state tuition. The university's tuition page gives the exact charge for your year.

You attend classes on campus in Baltimore. Internships with local and international accounting firms add work experience beyond the classroom. The school names Baltimore, New York and Boston as cities where its graduates find jobs.

The accounting program holds its own AACSB accreditation, which AACSB's list confirms. Loyola says it is one of only 169 schools with that distinction. The CPA track prepares you for the CPA exam, and the department chair is a CPA.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

An RSM US partner said on the school's success stories page that the firm has recruited many of its most successful professionals from Loyola's undergraduate and graduate programs. In April 2026 the university reported that U.S. News & World Report placed the Sellinger School in a tie for No. 87 on its 2026 Best Business Schools list.

The school also noted its recent AACSB reaccreditation of its business and accounting degree programs.

• How does the CPA track change your course schedule compared with the entrepreneur track?
• What grades and steps qualify you for the accelerated Master of Accounting?
• Which accounting firms hire Loyola interns each year?
• How do the executives in residence work with accounting majors?

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