Villanova University Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting: 2027 Review

Score

63.0 of 100

Cost (20%)

0.0 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

10.0 of 10

Completion (15%)

9.4 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

0.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

8.9 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

9.9 of 10

Credits

125

Format

On Campus

Time to Finish

48 to 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.

Villanova pairs a six-course accounting major with a master's path in data analytics or taxation. You can reach 150 credit hours in four, four and a half, or five years. Offers come early, and most students hold one by December of senior year.

The Villanova School of Business, in Villanova, Pennsylvania, offers this Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. You'll attend classes on campus. Your junior and senior years focus on your major and minor.

• Students who want a job lined up early: recruiting reaches some majors as sophomores.
• Future certified public accountant (CPA) candidates: you can reach 150 credit hours through the combined master's path or summer classes.
• Students drawn to fraud work: you can take Fraud Examination and the one-credit Intro to Forensics course.
• Business majors in other fields: you can add the nine-credit accounting minor.
• Graduates with a non-business degree: you can use the Certificate in Accountancy to learn accounting.

You start with Financial Accounting and Principles of Managerial Accounting in the business core. Intermediate Accounting I and II teach generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for asset valuation and financial statements, with each topic compared to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The tax course covers income tax law and planning.

In Auditing, you'll cover verification of financial statements, controls, sampling, and professional ethics, with written and oral group cases. The major needs six accounting courses. Your electives include Advanced Accounting, Cost Accounting, Advanced Taxes, and Accounting Information Systems. The last covers Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) and accounting software.

You can earn credit through an accounting internship, a full-time spring internship, or a co-op.

The BBA with an accounting major takes 125 credits. Most professional accounting firms require 150 credit hours before employment, and you can reach that total in three ways. You can add a master's over four, four and a half, or five years.

You can overload classes in fall and spring or take summer classes. If you arrive with Advanced Placement (AP) credits, you may finish the bachelor's and master's in nearly the same time and cost as a typical undergraduate degree. In Pennsylvania, the BBA meets the 120-credit education requirement for CPA licensure when you choose the right courses.

Based on the school's annual out-of-state tuition, you're looking at about $2,228 per credit.

Classes meet in person on campus. The master's options start in fall or spring. Backpack to Briefcase builds professional development activities into all four years. A speaker series brings in alumni working in forensic accounting, private equity, sustainability, and M&A.

The Villanova School of Business holds AACSB accreditation, and AACSB lists its accounting accreditation too. Villanova has partnered with KPMG on the Master of Accounting with Data Analytics since 2016. The master's adds coursework aligned with CPA exam topics, and you'll get discounted Becker CPA Exam Review materials. It also carries a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) designation.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

Poets&Quants reported in 2025 that most accounting majors hold job offers by December of senior year. A 2026 Poets&Quants profile lists EY, Deloitte, PwC, and KPMG among top employers of recent business graduates. It placed the business school 14th among undergraduate business programs that year.

Reviewers on Niche in 2025 praised available professors, an engaged career services office, and a Professional Development team that works closely with students. A graduate of the master's path told the school the program gave the foundational tools to succeed as an entry-level auditor at a Big 4 firm.

• Which of the three timelines to 150 credit hours fits my AP credits?
• Can I take Fraud Examination or the forensics course before junior year?
• How do I count an accounting internship or the spring co-op toward my schedule?
• When do the early firm interviews begin, and how do I prepare for them?
• Would the data analytics master's or the taxation master's suit my career plan?

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