Program Overview
Ready to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Kentucky who can serve clients with excellence, ethics and compassion? Continue your pathway to becoming a CPA in Kentucky with Asbury’s online Master’s in Accounting program.
At Asbury, you’ll have access to expert, experienced professors working in the accounting field who are here to guide you through CPA exam prep, plus supportive classmates and mentors to encourage you. This isn’t just about earning a degree — it’s about building integrity, character, and innovative thinking in a collaborative, faith-driven environment.
Our 33-credit hour program gives you the tools to showcase accounting expertise with strategic, ethical decision-making rooted in professional and spiritual growth. Courses are 100% online, so they’re easy to customize around your busy life. Whether you’re looking to complete your degree in as little as 18 months or take it at your own pace, we’re here to help you reach your goals. When you’re ready to start this journey, you can view admissions requirements here.
The Asbury +Grad Program is designed to give Asbury undergraduate students from all areas of study the opportunity to obtain advanced standing.
As an undergraduate student, you can complete up to 9 credit hours of your graduate degree with +Grad. This means that upon graduation from Asbury with your undergrad degree, you can complete a master’s degree in as few as twelve additional months, depending on the program.
Complete Asbury’s MSAC degree in as few as 18 months. With 100% online classes, the flexible format accommodates the needs of working professionals seeking career advancement and offers freedom for students of all professional levels and responsibilities.
Generally, it is assumed that students have completed a program in accounting (major, minor, or undergraduate certificate). However, if the student does not have an undergraduate degree in accounting, it is expected that the following undergraduate courses were completed with a grade of “C” or better:
Asbury’s community sets you up for success through knowledgeable professors who worked in the accounting industry and who help prepare you for the CPA exam, and through peers who encourage you both in and out of the virtual classroom. Our alumni routinely earn high passing scores on the CPA exam.
View the current financial aid available. Competitive graduate assistantships are available. Please email GradAdmissions@asbury.edu for Graduate Assistantship details. Graduate Assistantship applications are typically due May 31 and awarded by June 15 each year.
Asbury’s MSAC programs require a total of 33 credit hours. You’ll take a balance of core accounting courses and selected business courses tailored to the degree.
Students will be able to demonstrate accounting competency through skills that reflect organizational proficiency and strategic decision making forged from an ethically-minded and spiritually-grounded perspective. This program can be customized to fit your unique journey, both professionally and spiritually, and our experienced faculty are always here to shepherd you toward success.
The MSAC has been convenient, powerful, and preparing. Being able to work full time and do the program has let me take academics in accounting and apply them directly to real world situations in the same day."
Students who complete the Master of Science in Accounting program pursue careers such as:
With 100% online classes held in 8-week blocks, courses are designed to accommodate the needs and professional responsibilities of adults seeking to advance their careers.
Most of our faculty hold Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degrees, as well as Master of Business Administration and Certified Public Accounting licenses. Courses are taught through the lens of faith and solid ethics.
When you graduate, your expertise will stretch farther than accountancy with study emphases on business law and ethics, strategic analytics, a mentored internship, and more.
Asbury’s focus on Christian ethics and character is uncompromising.
Each course in our online and and selected in-seat courses M.S. in Accounting program is tailorable to your unique journey. To help you craft your experience throughout the way, industry-trained expert faculty can help shepherd you toward professional success and spiritual fulfillment.
Asbury University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, and education specialist degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Asbury University.
The Dayton School of Business is a member of The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
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