MBA and CPA
Bring Together an MBA and CPA Exam Preparation* to Accelerate Your Success
In the current job market for accounting and finance professionals, opportunities abound. So does competition for the most lucrative positions and high-level careers. Holding two distinguished credentials—like the combination of an MBA plus a CPA license—is a smart career move to make yourself truly stand out.
CPA Candidates
Earn Your MBA While Preparing for the CPA Exam
If you are a CPA candidate, Keller offers an MBA degree program that helps you complete the MBA and CPA exam preparation and secure the 150 credit hours* necessary to be eligible for your CPA license. At Keller, while you earn your MBA, you can integrate CPA review coursework that features the Becker Professional Education methodology, so you can be assured of receiving high quality preparation for the CPA exam. We can help you achieve both simultaneously since Keller MBA coursework can apply to CPA requirements.
Major changes coming to the CPA Exam. Plan now!
According to the AICPA, "the CPA Exam will be transformed" when planned changes to both the exam's structure and content are implemented on January 1, 2011. Learn more at becker.com/2011.
Count on Keller and Becker for Your Best Advantage
With the Becker methodology as an integral part of Keller's CPA exam-preparation courses, you'll save time and tuition as you increase your chances of passing the CPA exam and broaden your career potential in this expanding field. For more than 50 years, Becker Professional Education has helped over 400,000 candidates pass the CPA exam. In fact, Becker students pass at twice the rate of other students based on averages of AICPA-published pass rates.
Existing CPAs
Enhance Your CPA Credentials with a Fast-Track MBA
If you are a licensed CPA looking to expand your managerial skills and professional horizons, Keller's fast-track MBA option saves you time and tuition. Plus, you'll be able to tailor electives to match your career interests with the relevant and pragmatic Keller curriculum.
Continue Your Professional Education
As an existing CPA, your Keller MBA courses may apply toward Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements that may be necessary to keep your CPA license up to date. Furthermore, unlike many training programs, Keller coursework may qualify for reimbursement from employer tuition assistance programs.
Are you ready to pursue a master's degree that gives you a professional edge in accounting? Earn a Keller MBA while preparing for the CPA exam at a location near you. See our programs by location listing for details. Or complete your MBA online.
Pursue an MBA at Keller to gain your a professional edge in accounting and finance.
Learn more about how you can earn a Keller MBA while preparing for the CPA exam or how existing CPAs can fast-track the MBA.
*availability varies by location
* To become a licensed CPA, you must be declared eligible for the examination, and subsequently licensed, by the board of accountancy in one of the 54 U.S. jurisdictions. In most states eligibility rules indicate 150 hours of college credit are required to get your CPA license. However, to become "eligible" for the exam, you must meet specific requirements as determined by the board of accountancy for the jurisdiction for which you are applying. To determine the specific exam application requirements for a particular jurisdiction, please click here.
