Get your BS or MS Degree in Accounting Online

Leverage the many benefits of accounting degrees

Earning a bachelor's and/or master's degree in accounting is a powerful investment in your future, offering stability, career advancement, and financial rewards. A bachelor's degree equips you with essential skills in financial reporting, auditing, and taxation, opening doors to diverse opportunities in corporate finance, public accounting, and government roles. Taking it a step further with a master’s degree can significantly boost your earning potential, enhance your expertise, and prepare you for CPA certification.

In a world where businesses depend on skilled professionals to manage finances and drive success, an accounting degree provides not only job security but also the potential to shape the financial future of companies and industries.

Start with an Online Associate Degree in Accounting

Build your knowledge, skills, and abilities in areas such as critical thinking, organizational management, and basic accounting. Learn how to prepare and analyze financial statements and gain an understanding of current accounting systems. You have the option to choose from two concentrations. Explore taxation and accounting information systems with the General Accounting Concentration. Or dig into financial processes and systems with the Finance Concentration.

After completing the Associate Degree in Accounting, you’ll be ready to take the QuickBooks Pro exam offered through Intuit.

The Associate Degree in Accounting can act as an interim credential as you work toward your Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. All credits obtained in this program will transfer to the Cambridge College Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting program.

Earn Your Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Cambridge College

The Cambridge College online BS in Accounting is a hands-on program designed to build your financial expertise and open doors in the business world. With three optional concentrations, this degree equips you with the critical knowledge and skills to progress in the accounting profession.

In this dynamic program, you’ll explore accounting in depth, blending theory with real-world application. You’ll gain the essential competencies employers look for, including:

Critical thinking skills to analyze financial data and solve business challenges
Functional business acumen to navigate the corporate world
Expertise in key areas like auditing, taxation, and financial analysis
Specialization options to deepen your focus in public or management accounting

A Well-Rounded, Career-Focused Curriculum

This 40-course program includes:

Foundational business courses to strengthen your understanding of core business functions
Accounting core courses covering essential accounting principles
Advanced business courses to develop financial and management expertise
General education courses to ensure a well-rounded education

Plus, you can choose an optional concentration in:

Finance
Management Accounting
Public Accounting

Where Can This Degree Take You?

With a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, you’ll be prepared for entry-level roles such as bookkeeper, auditing clerk, cost estimator, budget analyst, and staff accountant.

Establish Your Career in a High-Demand Field

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, accountants earned a median salary of $79,880 per year in 2023, and the growth in the number of jobs is expected to increase 6% from 2023-2033. This degree provides the targeted, industry-relevant skills needed to stand out in the job market and launch your accounting career.

Earn Your Online MS in Accounting in as Little as 14 Months

Elevate your accounting career with Cambridge College’s Master of Science in Accounting (MACC)—a flexible, 10-course, 30-credit online program designed to deepen your expertise and prepare you for accounting certification exams.

With courses just five weeks long and eight sessions per year, you can complete your degree in as little as 14 months by taking one course per session. When combined with a 120-credit undergraduate accounting program, the MACC meets the 150-credit licensure requirement in many states. Ask us for details about your state’s requirements.

Why Choose the MACC?

Gain advanced accounting knowledge in financial statement preparation, analysis, and strategic decision-making.
Develop expertise in GAAP and GAAS for interpreting financial statements and disclosures.
Strengthen your ethical decision-making and professional responsibility in complex business situations.
Analyze global business transactions and apply the right accounting theories.
Maximize your success on certification exams with a curriculum focused on industry best practices.

Take the next step toward a leadership role in accounting

With a MACC, you’ll be prepared for leadership roles like senior accountant, accounting manager, corporate controller, financial analyst, senior auditor, finance manager, and chief financial officer.

The demand for accounting and finance professionals is growing

Financial analysts earn a median salary of $96,220, with job growth projected at 8% from 2022 to 2032 (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Financial managers see even greater demand, with a median salary of $139,790 and 16% job growth projected over the same period (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Invest in your future with a master’s in accounting. Apply today!

The Cambridge College Experience

Excellence in Adult and Online Learning

As the leader in adult learning, all our programs are designed with the flexibility and ease busy adults need. Our online programs are delivered by our online division, Cambridge College Global, on our award-winning platform.

Affordable Tuition

Cambridge College is an accredited non-profit college with a mission to provide academically excellent, cost-effective higher education for adult learners. It’s why we keep our tuition affordable and offer scholarships, financial aid, and discounts for military, veterans, first responders, and corporate partners.

Faculty: Experts who Care

CC faculty are accomplished practitioners with distinguished careers who bring a wealth of industry knowledge into the classroom. They genuinely care about students’ lives and outcomes. They hold weekly virtual office hours and are available by phone and email, as well.

A Legacy of DEI

Since its inception over 50 years ago, the college has been committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion – in faculty, staff, leadership, and curriculum. Our students hail from 50+ countries, and we invite and appreciate their varied perspectives, experiences, ages, and cultures.

Career Advancement Outcomes

Cambridge College offers career-building workshops, job fairs, seminars, online tools, a job-matching portal, and one-on-one sessions to help students and alumni grow professionally. In fact, over 94% of alumni reported that CC prepared them for their careers.

Pave the way to long-term career success with an online accounting degree

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