AIU Online's MBA in Accounting and Finance program educates students with a unique, market-relevant combination of comprehensive business studies and real-world financial applications. This online degree program is designed to give students the advanced knowledge, skills, and practical, experience-based education necessary to focus on finance and accounting careers that are experiencing a dynamic growth rate.

AIU Online created this MBA program to prepare students interested in developing and advancing their careers as Financial Analysts, Comptrollers, Independent Accountants, Professional Investors and other top-tier financial professions.

The MBA in Accounting and Finance lends itself to change and allows us to prepare relevant, timely coursework for students that will benefit them in the real world upon graduation. This helps ensure that AIU Online graduates will be professionally up-to-date upon earning a timely, industry-relevant MBA.

Upper Level concentration courses include:
Accounting for Managers. This course develops the ability to use cost and financial data in the planning, management, and controlling functions of an organization. Students focus on the budget process, utilization of internal and external data for control and performance analysis, and allocation of resources to achieve corporate objectives. Financial Statement Analysis. In this course, students learn how to analyze financial statements and methods used to value companies, including both profitability and risk analysis. They will also use analytical techniques for understanding financial position, operating results and resource flows.This accelerated, team-based Accounting and Finance MBA program can be completed in just 10 months.

Financial accounting communicates economic information and serves as a vital tool for business decision-making. Today's increasingly complex business environments demand experienced professionals who have a thorough understanding of financial and accounting practices.

AIU Online developed the Bachelor's of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance degree program to prepare students interested in pursuing such careers as Public Accountants, Internal Auditors, Controllers, Loan Officers, Personal Financial Advisors and many others.

The AIU Online Bachelor's (BBA) in Accounting and Finance is designed to take advantage of a significant increase in the anticipated demand for qualified finance professionals in the next few years.

This degree program is structured to provide a strong foundation for motivated professionals looking to advance in many interesting financial careers. Graduates will also have a strong foundation for continued studies, should they decide to advance into the AIU Online MBA program in the future.

* The 13-month bachelor's degree is a 2+2 program and assumes that all associate level requirements have been met through an associate degree or equivalent.