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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 coursework that features the Becker CPA Review methodology, so you can be assured of receiving the highest-quality preparation for the CPA exam. We can help you do both simultaneously since Keller coursework can apply to this requirement.

Count on Keller and Becker for Your Best Advantage

With Becker CPA Review methodology as an integral part of Keller's MBA while preparing for the CPA option, 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, the Becker CPA Review 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

In most states, as an existing CPA, your Keller MBA courses 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 qualifies for reimbursement from most 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.

* 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.

*availability varies by location