Marian University Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting: 2027 Review

Score

56.3 of 100

Cost (20%)

6.9 of 10

Completion (15%)

7.2 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

6.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

6.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

3.6 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

4.7 of 10

Cost per Credit

$535 per credit

Credits

120

Tuition

$64,200

Format

Fully Online

Terms

7 weeks

Starts

6 starts per year

Transfer Credits

Up to 90

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

Marian's accounting major runs in seven-week terms, so you can start six times a year and stack credits fast. A prerequisite chain from Financial Accounting through Auditing, plus a required field experience, covers the certified public accountant (CPA) and certified management accountant (CMA) courses.

Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, offers the Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. It's a private nonprofit school. You take every class online.

• Working adults who need short terms: seven-week classes let you take one or two courses at a time and start again six times a year.
• If you're a transfer student with a stack of credits, up to 90 can come in, and a bachelor's from a regionally accredited school covers general education.
• If you're a future CPA candidate, the catalog says you can leave qualified to sit for the CPA or CMA exams in all 50 states.
• If you're a career changer with job experience, up to 30 credits can come from a prior-learning portfolio.
• If you like hands-on tax work, Income Tax II builds in Volunteer Income Tax Assistance service learning.

The core accounting sequence starts with Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting. Intermediate Financial Accounting I and II go deeper into financial statements, leases, pensions and revenue recognition. Income Tax I has you prepare full individual returns. Auditing covers internal control, sampling and ethics.

Electives include Advanced Accounting, Income Tax II, Advanced Cost Accounting and Accounting Information System, which is about business software. A required accounting internship is the field experience. Business internships run 150 to 300 hours. The program page names a 1-credit capstone, BUS 495 Synthesis Portfolio, and you finish the business core before taking it.

The Business Club hosts speakers and field trips.

The degree needs at least 120 credits. That is a 32-credit business core and a 22 to 24 credit accounting major. General education adds 30 to 32 credits, plus electives. You can study full-time or part-time. Up to 90 credits transfer in.

Up to 30 more can come from prior-learning portfolio review, and up to 30 from College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) and DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) exams. For CPA licensure, the catalog says you also need 150 total credits from any discipline.

Tuition is $535 per credit, the rate for Marian's online undergraduate programs in the Fall 2025 to Spring 2026 year. Transfer, portfolio and exam credits can cut the number of credits you pay for.

Classes are 100% online in accelerated seven-week terms. Six start dates a year mean you rarely wait long to begin. Digital textbooks arrive through VitalSource. Handshake lists internship openings, and career services runs mock interviews and workshops.

Marian holds regional accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission, most recently renewed in 2026. The program states CPA and CMA preparation, and its courses count toward the 150-hour CPA exam requirement. You'll need a C- or better in every business core and major course.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

• Which of your earlier credits will transfer, and which could come from a prior-learning portfolio?
• How do you line up the accounting internship with your current job?
• What do you need beyond the major to reach 150 credits for the CPA exam in your state?
• Which seven-week term should you start in to fit the prerequisite chain?

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