Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion

What you'll study

The program focuses on applying managerial accounting techniques and frameworks to real organizational problems. Core topics and competencies explicitly named in the program materials include:

• Activity-based costing (ABC) to allocate costs to products, services and business units
• Management control systems for monitoring performance and aligning strategy
• Capital budgeting and investment decision analysis for long-term resource allocation
• Pricing and profitability analysis to inform competitive pricing and margin improvement
• Ethics and business law relevant to accounting practice
• Information systems and advanced auditing topics, including forensic auditing and fraud examination

Course codes listed for the program include: MGMT-501, ACCT-511, ACCT-512, ACCT-520, ACCT-513, ACCT-514, ACCT-517, ACCT-516, ACCT-540, ACCT-541, ACCT-542, ACCT-543. For full course descriptions and any prerequisites, the program refers applicants to the university course catalog.

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education and CHEA, verified by official transcripts sent directly to Indiana Wesleyan University. A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.5 is required from the degree-granting institution where at least 30 credit hours were completed. Applicants with a GPA below 2.5 may be admitted on a probationary basis under DeVoe School of Business guidelines.

Career prospects

The program materials identify several realistic post-graduation pathways where managerial accounting skills are directly applicable, including public accounting (CPA trajectories), general accounting roles, nonprofit accounting and nonprofit leadership, and management positions across industries that require budgetary strategy, cost control and profitability analysis.

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

Financial aid options referenced by the program include grants, loans, scholarships, veterans' benefits and employer reimbursement. The program page states tuition as 36 credit hours at $590 per credit hour and notes that a student's tuition rate is locked as long as they remain continuously enrolled in the same program. It also warns that applicable fees and charges for prerequisites or required electives may be additional and that cost sheets and estimates of attendance are available through the financial aid office or an enrollment counselor.