National employment opportunities for accounting degree holders are expected to grow by 6.7% over the next ten years (Source: Lightcast™ – lightcast.io). With a shortage of accounting graduates, many employers are raising the starting salary for this significant role (Source: Wall Street Journal). Ball State University’s bachelor’s in accounting is designed to prepare you for this growth by helping you to develop high-demand skills that you can immediately apply to your current career or utilize in your future career. In this program, you will gain a solid foundation of accounting fundamentals, as well as knowledge in related areas such as economics, business law, finance, management, marketing, operations, information systems, and more. This online degree offered by Ball State provides you with the same high-quality education as our on-campus program, with all courses meeting rigorous academic standards equal to those met by on-campus programs at Ball State. You will learn from the same highly qualified professors and your program will feature the same course work, experiences, and expectations. Our online program is tailored to ensure that we are following best practices for online learning. Ball State has a long history of online learning and our faculty and staff are experienced and knowledgeable. Show less