University of Mississippi Bachelor of Accountancy: 2027 Review

Score

59.9 of 100

Cost (20%)

2.7 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

6.8 of 10

Completion (15%)

8.5 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%)

8.1 of 10

Credits

120

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.

You study inside the Patterson School of Accountancy, a school devoted only to accounting. Your bachelor's can lead straight into a 30-hour master's that takes 10 to 12 months. Along the way you can earn course credit for an internship, and the school places over 200 interns a year.

The Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi awards this Bachelor of Accountancy. It's a four-year, in-person program, and you can take it at the Oxford, Tupelo and DeSoto campuses. The business school behind it holds AACSB accreditation.

• You want a firm internship before graduating. The Accounting Internship course gives you 3 to 6 credits for supervised work.
• You're a future certified public accountant (CPA) candidate. The school says its degrees meet the education requirements for the CPA exam in all jurisdictions.
• You like numbers and software. The data analytics course teaches you Excel, Tableau or PowerBI, and Alteryx.
• You want a second subject. The degree has you take a minor in any department that offers one.
• You're in north Mississippi or the DeSoto area and want the same degree closer to home, at the Tupelo or DeSoto campus.

Your core starts with Introduction to Accounting Principles I and II, which cover financial statements, then budgeting and management reports. Financial Accounting I and II go deeper into assets, liabilities and corporate capital. In Cost Control, you learn job-order and process costing. Auditing covers audit standards, working papers and reports.

Income Taxes I covers federal and state income taxes for individual taxpayers, with research methods. Governmental Accounting covers fund and budget accounts for municipalities. Business Law covers the topics CPA candidates meet, from contracts to bankruptcy. Fundamentals of Accounting Data Analytic mixes statistics with Excel, Tableau or PowerBI, and Alteryx.

Beta Alpha Psi and the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) are student chapters you can join.

The degree is 120 credit hours over four years. Most Bachelor of Accountancy graduates continue in the Patterson School for a master's. Every master's there is 30 hours, and the school says you can finish in 10 to 12 months after the bachelor's. That's your route to the 150 hours many states ask of CPA candidates.

You'll pay about $1,185 per credit hour at Ole Miss, based on the figure the school reports.

Classes meet on campus at Oxford, Tupelo or DeSoto. It's a four-year program with a required minor. Internships can take you to firms across the country and abroad while you earn credit.

The university's business programs have held AACSB accreditation since 1944, and the accounting programs have had separate AACSB accounting accreditation since 1983. The school is a full member of the Federation of Schools of Accountancy. It also offers an elective CPA review course for master's students, in which they sit for the three core exam sections.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

An alumnus with a bachelor's and master's from the school wrote on Reddit that professors prepare you for the CPA exam and connect you with firms. Another commenter there said internships during undergrad and jobs after graduation are plentiful.

A master's student on Niche in 2024 praised the rigorous coursework and the school's national standing. A 2023 class marshal quoted by the school credited the curriculum and faculty support for success on the CPA exams.

The school states that Big4AccountingFirms.org ranked it number 8 in the nation in 2026.

• Which minor pairs best with accounting for the firms you want to join?
• How do I line up an Accounting Internship for credit, and in which semester?
• Does the Tupelo or DeSoto campus offer the same course schedule as Oxford?
• How does the bachelor's feed into the 30-hour master's for the 150 hours?
• What does Beta Alpha Psi or NABA do during recruiting season?

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