Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Bachelor of Science in Accountancy: 2027 Review

Score

63.5 of 100

Cost (20%)

9.7 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

3.7 of 10

Completion (15%)

8.1 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

0.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

7.7 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

6.7 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.

The 120-credit plan takes you from Fundamentals of Financial Accounting through three intermediate courses to a required fourth-year class in data analytics. The department also holds its own AACSB accounting accreditation and ends the degree with a senior research assignment the school calls unique to SIUE.

The Department of Accounting in SIUE's School of Business offers the Bachelor of Science in Accountancy on the Edwardsville campus in Illinois. You attend classes in person, and the school calls them interactive and rigorous.

• Future certified public accountant (CPA) candidates: the 120-hour degree pairs with SIUE's Master of Science in Accountancy, which is designed to supply the extra 30 hours toward 150.
• Students drawn to audit or tax: you take Principles of Auditing and Introduction to Taxation, and the school names internal auditing and tax accounting as career paths.
• Students who want St. Louis firms: the campus is near the city, and the department's Meet the Firms event brings employers to you.
• Students who like data work: you take Data Analytics for Accounting as a required fourth-year course.
• Students who want time abroad: you can spend a semester or a summer at partner schools in England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Japan.

Intermediate Accounting Theory and Practice I, II and III cover assets, liabilities, equity, pensions, leases and tax allocation. Managerial Accounting and Managerial and Cost Accounting II teach budgets, standards and decisions under changing conditions. In Accounting Systems you'll see special emphasis on internal control. Principles of Auditing teaches you working papers, audit tests and sampling.

Introduction to Taxation surveys federal tax law for people, corporations, estates and trusts. Data Analytics for Accounting takes a user approach to accounting data. Business Law for Accountants gives you securities law and the uniform commercial code. Undergraduate Internship in Accountancy gives credit for work with a non-SIUE organization, and co-op education is also offered.

The degree is 120 credit hours. The sample plan spreads them over eight semesters, and that's four years. If you're a transfer student, you can contact the School of Business Student Services Office to plan early coursework. The CPA exam needs 150 hours, so the Master of Science in Accountancy supplies the last 30. The school says students with 150 hours meet the exam requirements in most states.

SIUE reports a charge of $309 per credit.

Classes meet on the Edwardsville campus. You'll find travel study courses that run 10 to 14 days and go to France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan and Spain.

The School of Business holds AACSB accreditation. The accountancy program earned separate AACSB accounting accreditation in 1987, and the school says less than 2% of accounting programs in the world hold it. The school also points you toward the CPA, the Certified Management Accountant and the Certified Internal Auditor.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

A new student reviewing the school on Niche describes professors as accessible and invested in undergraduates. Another incoming student calls SIUE an exceptional value close to St. Louis. A Reddit commenter calls it a good accounting program and says most peers had jobs lined up in the St. Louis area.

An accounting alumna and audit manager told a department newsletter that many St. Louis firms recognize the program. SIUE news said in 2023 that its Meet the Firms event has helped many students land internships and full-time jobs. The Princeton Review listed the School of Business in its 2025 Best Business Schools.

• How does the senior assignment on recent accounting issues work, and what topics have students chosen?
• Can you start the Master of Science in Accountancy right after the BSA to reach 150 hours?
• Which firms attend Meet the Firms, and which class years go?
• How do you earn credit for a co-op or the accountancy internship course?

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Also at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: our master's program review