University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting: 2027 Review

Score

68.7 of 100, rank 18 of 100

Cost (20%)

8.0 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

5.5 of 10

Completion (15%)

7.5 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

4.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

7.5 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

7.1 of 10

Cost per Credit

$433 per credit

Credits

120

Tuition

$51,960

Format

Fully Online, On Campus

Time to Finish

48 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.

Whitewater teaches the online accounting major with the same curriculum as the campus one. The instructors come from Big 4 firms, large corporations and certified public accountant (CPA) firms. You'll also get a hands-on Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) tax clinic course. A flat online rate for every state rounds it out.

The College of Business and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offers this Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. You can finish it entirely online, with no requirement to come to campus. It's the largest AACSB-accredited college in Wisconsin.

• Out-of-state students: the online per-credit rate applies to you, as it does to Wisconsin residents and international students.
• Aspiring tax preparers: in the VITA e-filing clinic course, you'll prepare real income tax returns that are filed electronically.
• Second-degree seekers: if you already hold a bachelor's, you'll only need the college requirements and the major.
• Future fraud examiners and data-minded students: your electives include Fraud Examination and AI in Accounting and Finance.
• Students aiming for the CPA: you can build the required coursework with a second major in finance, business analytics or information technology.

Your first courses are Introduction to Financial Accounting and Introduction to Managerial Accounting. Intermediate Financial Accounting I and II move from assets and liabilities to equity. Individual Taxation covers the tax rules for employees and sole proprietors. Accounting Information Systems shows you how system components produce reliable financial information.

Auditing teaches you materiality, audit risk, evidence and planning. Accounting Analytics gives you hands-on practice with data tools in your final semester. Electives include Business Taxation, Tax Research, Advanced Auditing, Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations, and Intro to Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies. The Internship in Accounting carries 1 to 12 units of credit.

Beta Alpha Psi and the Accounting Society are student groups.

The degree needs a minimum of 120 credits, and the published four-year plan totals 120 units. The major itself is 30 units. You can count up to 12 graduate-level credits toward the major.

A maximum of 2 transfer courses count toward it. Transferology helps you check how credits move over. For CPA licensure, the school points to a 150-credit BBA with accounting plus another major, or its MBA with an accounting emphasis.

Online tuition starts at $433 per credit for 2026-27. The school applies it to Wisconsin residents, out-of-state and international students. Textbook rental is included in tuition for many courses.

You can take every required course online, though not every elective. Online accounting students have access to academic advising, library services, financial aid, technical support, mentoring and career services. Whitewater encourages you to intern in the junior or senior year. The internship course can run during a semester or summer.

Both the college and the accounting program hold AACSB accreditation, and the school says the accounting accreditation puts it in the top two percent of the world's business schools.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

Reviewers on OnlineU, a review site, praise the junior-year internship, saying it earns credit and pays during a twelve-week experience. One accounting alum says most of the department has worked in public accounting and gives you hands-on training. Other reviewers say the business school prepares students for the working world and is a good choice for saving money.

A reviewer also notes that small classes give you more one-on-one time with professors. The school reports that all of its recent accounting majors were employed or pursuing an advanced degree after graduation, based on a 2023-24 survey.

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