Make informed business decisions with an MBA in accounting
Master of Business Administration - Managerial Accounting Concentration (39 credits)
Become knowledgeable and skilled in financial reporting and decision making, planning, budgeting and forecasting, performance management, cost management and internal controls through the MBA in managerial accounting degree at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û.
Through Davenport's MBA in accounting concentration, you'll learn from expert faculty and join them in service-learning projects, such as the . Through VITA, you'll help provide free tax assistance, benefiting the community, strengthening your managerial accounting knowledge and building your résumé.
Davenport's managerial accounting degree program will also help you prepare to pass the Certified Management Accounting (CMA) exam. Earn the managerial accounting degree either online through Davenport’s Global Campus or in-person at our W.A. Lettinga Campus in Grand Rapids.
What can you do with a management accounting degree?
Like many Davenport alumni who have earned their MBA in accounting, you can go on to become an accounting manager, cost accounting manager or chief financial officer. Through the management accounting degree, you’ll gain the skills needed to identify, measure, analyze and interpret corporate accounting information so you can help companies make well-informed business decisions. Employers actively hire graduates of Davenport's managerial financial accounting program because our grads demonstrate the readiness to handle job functions in cost and managerial accounting.
Explore courses for Davenport’s business accounting degree
Through Davenport’s business accounting degree, you'll take courses like managerial accounting, ethical and legal framework for 21st century business, marketing strategies and Certified Management Accounting (CMA) prep courses. All courses are taught by experienced faculty who hold key management positions in cost accounting and managerial accounting. Davenport faculty also hold doctoral degrees in accounting and finance.
Which class should I take? When should I take it?
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Why get an MBA in accounting at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û?
Through the management accounting degree program at Davenport, you’ll have many opportunities for hands-on learning, including classroom projects, service learning and research. You'll also participate in many managerial financial accounting networking events, such as job fairs, campus-hosted discussion panels and speaker events. Benefit from our emphasis on five key competency areas:
- Financial reporting and decisions
- Planning, budgeting and forecasting
- Performance management
- Cost management
- Internal controls
Experience the Davenport difference:
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Learn from expertsLearn from the best in the managerial accounting field — your professors! They are experts with years of real-world experience. |
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IACBE AccreditedEarn a degree that has specialized accreditation through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (). |
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Be of serviceServe others while gaining valuable résumé-building experience through the program. |
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Join BPANetwork with and learn from those who work in the field by getting involved in Business Professionals of America (BPA). |
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Ace the CMABe well-prepared to pass the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exam through the business accounting degree. |
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Get to workComplete your managerial accounting degree in just two years and be prepared to become an accounting manager and more. |
Get started on your MBA in accounting concentration
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