Cheapest Forensic Accounting Degrees in 2027, Ranked

Tuition and Savings

Tuition is $471.50 per credit hour, which comes to $1,414.50 for each three-credit course. The 36-credit program totals $16,974, and all fees are included in that figure, so you are not adding separate fees to it. You pay by the course, which lets you plan the cost one seven-week class at a time.

Counting the Cost

Part-time online study costs $471 per credit hour for New York residents and $565 for non-residents, for up to 11 credit hours a semester. Full-time students taking 12 or more credits pay $5,655 per semester as residents or $6,785 as non-residents. Your degree is 33 credit hours, broad-based fees are listed separately, and members of the Armed Forces and their dependents pay the resident rate.

The Price of the Degree

Tuition is $606 per credit hour, or $1,818 per course, and every fee is included in that price. Your 30-credit degree comes to an estimated total of $18,180 at the current rate, which Murray State describes as pay-by-the-course tuition. Partial scholarship opportunities may be available, and the two prerequisite courses in accounting and economics are free.

What You’ll Pay

Graduate tuition for 2026-27 is set at $675 per credit with $0 in fees, so the standard 30-credit program totals $20,250. Out-of-state students pay the same, and the school guarantees your rate stays put from your first class to your last. Up to 15 transfer credits can lower the bill, and more than 95 percent of students receive financial aid.

Tuition and Savings

Your tuition is an estimated $21,300 at $710 per credit across the 30-credit degree, based on York College of Pennsylvania's published graduate rates for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027. Students on the Global Partner, Alumni or Government Employee rate pay $605 per credit. The school has also partnered with community organizations and businesses to offer discounted graduate study to their employees.

Counting the Cost

Tuition is $719 per credit with $0 in fees, which makes an estimated $25,884 in tuition for the 36-credit program. Discounts are available through employer and partner organizations, and you can apply up to 15 credits of prior coursework and experience toward the degree. Each eight-week course is offered 100% online.

The Price of the Degree

Tuition is $755 per credit hour for a degree of 32 to 36 credits, and Tiffin lists no application fees. The program page shows a monthly payment of $1,930 over 14 months. More than 80 percent of students receive financial aid, and if you already hold the CFE certification you may qualify for credit for prior learning that waives four courses.

What You’ll Pay

The $775 per credit hour rate applies to this 30-credit online program, which is open to New York residents, so the core credits come to an estimated $23,250. If your bachelor's is not in accounting, you take up to five fundamental courses alongside the core, waived if you completed them as an undergraduate. Members of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists get a 10% tuition discount.

Tuition and Savings

The graduate accounting rate on Neumann's tuition schedule is $775 per credit, and a $275 graduate general fee applies each semester. Tuition is based on the number of credits you are enrolled in, and graduate assistantships are available in offices throughout campus. Credits you earn also count toward the 150 hours needed to sit for the CPA exam.

Tuition and Savings

Tuition is $342 per credit, or $1,026 for each three-credit course, for 2026 to 2027 online undergraduate study. Alumni, veterans and their families pay $297 per credit, as do associate degree graduates whose highest degree is an associate, and military servicemembers pay $250. Up to 90 transfer credits and credit for prior learning reduce the credits you pay for. The page also lists a one-time $150 graduation fee.

Counting the Cost

Tuition is a flat $353 per credit hour across 120 credit hours, with no out-of-state fees. The school lists $42,360 as the total cost with fees, and $10,590 with the maximum transfer credits applied. Financial aid, veteran education benefits and credit for prior learning are all ways Louisiana State University of Alexandria helps you fund the degree.

The Price of the Degree

Online undergraduate tuition is $354 per credit, which works out to $1,062 per course and $42,480 for the full 120-credit degree. The active-duty military rate is $250 per credit, or $30,000 for the degree. You can lower the bill by transferring credits, earning credit through exams and prior learning, or using employer tuition reimbursement, and the application itself is free.

What You’ll Pay

Standard tuition is $398 per credit across 124 credits, an estimated $49,352 before transfer credit. The Tuition Guarantee locks in your first-term rate for as long as you remain actively enrolled, and current service members pay $250 per credit. Up to 94 earlier college credits can transfer in, and students bring in about half the required credits on average, which trims what you pay.

Tuition and Savings

College of Business tuition is $305 per credit hour for 2026/2027, with a general fee charged separately each quarter. Students from other states pay no added cost for out-of-state tuition, and you can transfer an associate's degree from another regionally accredited institution toward your bachelor's. The degree totals 180 quarter credit hours, with accounting courses beginning in your very first quarter.

Counting the Cost

Evening and online undergraduate tuition is $550 per credit, or $1,650 per class, and the school says there are no hidden costs or fees as part of tuition. Course and lab fees are listed separately. Lakeland looks at every possible funding source to fill your gaps with discounts, scholarships and financial aid, and its accounting graduates reported a median student loan debt of $15,000.

The Price of the Degree

The program page lists $371 per quarter credit, and the 180-quarter-credit degree adds up to an estimated $66,780. Current servicemembers receive a 55% per-credit reduction and veterans 38%. Credit for prior coursework at eligible institutions, including community colleges, and for life and professional experience can reduce the credits you pay for, and partner organization employees may qualify for special tuition reductions.

What You’ll Pay

Online tuition is $1,059 per credit hour for Michigan residents, while non-Michigan residents pay a net $716 per credit hour after a $343 Davenport Tuition Grant. A $245 registration fee and a $155 technology fee apply each semester, and any course fees appear on your billing statement before the semester starts. The degree is 120 credits, and a payment plan can spread costs into automatic monthly payments.

Tuition and Savings

Part-time undergraduate tuition is $844 per credit plus a $67 per credit general fee. Full-time students taking 12 to 18 credits pay a block rate of $42,818 a year, or $21,409 a semester, for 2026-2027. The degree is 120 credits, and Marywood's program page links you to scholarships and tuition rates.

Tuition and Savings

The graduate certificate comes to an estimated $5,454 at $606 per credit hour, or $1,818 per course, and the tuition includes fees. Murray State adds a free prerequisite course in accounting that you complete alongside your core courses. The certificate also provides an alternative admission pathway to the Master of Business Administration in Forensic Accounting.

Counting the Cost

Graduate accounting tuition is $775 per credit, so the 12-credit certificate comes to an estimated $9,300 in tuition. A $275 graduate general fee applies each semester, and Neumann University has frozen tuition for graduate programs it did not reduce in 2026-27. You can apply your credits toward the master's in accounting with an emphasis in fraud and forensics or in cybersecurity.

What Stands Out

Four online courses and 12 credits, and every credit transfers into Isenberg's Master of Science in Accounting if you keep going. You'll learn forensic accounting from practitioners and real cases, then investigate a fraud in a group and finish with a courtroom-style presentation and cross-examination. Data analytics in Excel and Tableau and a cybersecurity risk course round it out, and the courses also meet CPA continuing education requirements.

What You’ll Pay

Seton Hill lists graduate business certificates at $1,015 per credit for 2026-2027, and this certificate is 12 credits, four courses of three credits each, an estimated $12,180 in tuition. The graduate application is free, and an advisor helps you work out any accounting prerequisites during admission. The courses are delivered online, so you are paying for instruction rather than campus time.

Tuition and Savings

The online rate for this certificate is $1,025 per credit for both in-state and out-of-state students, with a separate mandatory student fee of $169 per credit. The certificate is 12 credits, four 3-credit courses. If you later continue into Mason's master's in accounting, certificate course credits can be applied toward its degree requirements, so the work you pay for keeps counting.

Counting the Cost

The four-course, 12-credit certificate costs $1,063 for each credit hour, which comes to an estimated $12,756. You do not need to take an entrance exam, and the school notes that some completed certificate programs allow you to transition into a full degree. Eight-week courses keep the whole program to about one year.