Master of Business Administration in Managerial Accounting

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 Davenport University. 

Through Davenport’s MBA in accounting concentration, you’ll learn from expert faculty who bring real-world industry experience into the classroom. Their guidance helps you strengthen your managerial accounting knowledge while applying key concepts to practical business scenarios. Along the way, you’ll build valuable skills, expand your professional network and enhance your résumé as you prepare for advanced roles in accounting and finance.

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.