Texas A&M University-College Station Accounting - 5-Year Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Financial Management: 2027 Review

Score

69.6 of 100, rank 12 of 100

Cost (20%)

2.6 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

10.0 of 10

Completion (15%)

9.7 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

0.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

10.0 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

9.9 of 10

Credits

156

Format

On Campus

Time to Finish

60 months

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.

This is a five-year Professional Program in Accounting at Texas A&M. You finish with a BBA in Accounting and a Master of Financial Management, 156 hours in all, and the final year folds in Becker's certified public accountant (CPA) review. Texas A&M has partnered with Becker for more than 20 years.

The James Benjamin Department of Accounting in Mays Business School runs the program in College Station, Texas. It awards a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Financial Management together. You take the coursework on campus.

• Aggie juniors who want the 150 hours built into one plan: the program totals 156, and up to 6 hours count toward both degrees.
• Students who aren't accounting majors yet, since the program says you don't have to be a BBA accounting major to apply.
• Future auditors who want to join the Internal Audit Program Student Association and the Institute of Internal Auditors.
• Students headed for the energy sector, who can add the Energy Accounting Certification Program.
• Students who want to sit for the CPA exam during their last semester, while still enrolled.

The upper-level core starts with Financial Reporting I and II, which cover income measurement, assets, debt, equity, leases and retirement benefits. Cost Management and Analysis teaches you how managers plan, control and evaluate performance. Income Tax covers federal rules for corporations and people. Auditing teaches you external audit theory and working papers.

Accounting and Financial Information Systems walks you through data flow and control concepts. Critical Communication Skills for Accountants builds your writing and speaking, and a Professional Development Seminar uses a workshop format. In the graduate year you take Accounting Ethics and Business Application Modeling, which uses Visual Basic in Excel.

Clubs include the Aggie Accounting Association, the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) and the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA).

The program takes five years and totals 156 hours. You apply to the Professional Program in Accounting in the fall or spring of your junior year, while enrolled in Financial Reporting I. The fifth year is graduate coursework coordinated by the program office. Up to 6 hours apply to both degrees. Texas Pathway A needs 150 hours including 30 upper-level accounting hours, and 156 hours clears that.

Texas A&M reports a charge of about $1,215 per credit.

Classes meet on campus in College Station. The catalog says you must be able to take the coursework there.

Mays Business School is AACSB accredited. Becker CPA review is part of the final year, and a mandatory information session opens it each fall. Faculty host homework review sessions that use Becker content. Students generally sit for the CPA exam in their last semester, and the last exam section ends in May.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

U.S. News & World Report's 2026 Best Colleges list placed Mays undergraduate accounting No. 13 overall and No. 7 among public schools. A program graduate quoted by Becker, the review course company, said the short review videos jogged his memory of coursework from months earlier. A program staff member quoted by Becker said firms like hiring graduates because the CPA exam is not an issue for them.

• How do I schedule Financial Reporting I so I can apply to the Professional Program in Accounting on time?
• Which 6 hours can count toward both the BBA and the Master of Financial Management?
• Which firms recruit interns from the program, and when do internships fall in the five years?
• Can I add the Energy Accounting Certification Program without extending the plan?
• Which master's options does the program offer besides the Master of Financial Management?

• Best Bachelor's Programs #12 of 100
• Best AACSB Accredited Programs #12 of 85
• Best for CPA Candidates #6 of 79
• Best Public University Programs #12 of 79
• Accounting Programs in Texas #2 of 6

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• University of Cincinnati-Main Campus #11 of 100
• University of Massachusetts-Amherst #13 of 100
• Arizona State University Digital Immersion #14 of 100

Also at Texas A&M University-College Station: our master's program review