Your Distance Learning Degree

i am looking for a university that offers a BS in accounting via distance learning?

The only one that I have found is from University of Phoenix. Is this a real university, which would be a respectable place to have an accounting degree from? If not do you know of any others?

The University of Phoenix is a legal university in that it is regionally accredited. As for its reputation, well there is a lot of negative information about UoP mainly because of its heavy handed sales tactics. Furthermore, it is a very expensive option. There are far lower cost alternatives with better reputations.

Some options for you to consider:
Excelsior College

https://www.excelsior.edu/Excelsior_College/School_of_Business_and_Technology/Business_Programs/BS_in_Accounting

My personal experience with Excelsior (BS ’08 graduate) is that they permit you to accumulate credits from any other regionally accredited university which means that you can choose from online courses delivered by just about any other university and design your degree to suit your particular interests ( taking into consideration that you are aiming for a major in accounting). Excelsior offers you the greatest flexibility in this regard and therefore would enable you to complete your degree much faster ( and often more cheaply) than would normally be the case.

A brief list of where you can take accounting related courses online:
Auburn U at Montgomery Alabama offers many online accounting courses:

http://www.aum.edu/indexm_ektid1036.aspx

BYU – Brigham Young U

http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/select.cfm?type=univ&subject=1#to_course

UND – University of North Dakota

http://distance.und.edu/business/

Indiana U

http://scs.indiana.edu/univ/courseList_univ.php?deptCode=BUS&

There are many more. It’s just a matter for you to do a thorough search and then decide which options are the best for you.

If you have any more questions about studying online or about Excelsior in particular, email me.

Hope this helps.

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