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Bachelor of Business Administration: Accounting at Mount Royal University
BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) · Bissett School of Business · Calgary campus
What average do you need for MRU Bachelor of Business Administration: Accounting?
For an applicant from a high school in Ontario. MRU works out your average its own way; the finder does that for you.
What courses do you need?
MRU's own list for Ontario high school applicants.
- Required
- ENG4U English (or EAE4U English, or ETS4U Studies in Literature)
- One of
- MHF4U Advanced Functions or MDM4U Mathematics of Data Management
How much does MRU Bachelor of Business Administration: Accounting cost?
For a student from Ontario (the out-of-province rate), at this year's prices.
- Tuition
- $7,600 first year, $30,300 in all
- Student fees
- $2,400 first year, $9,700 in all
- Residence and meals
- $10,400 first yearFirst year
- Rent after first year
- $34,300 in allHalf a two-bedroom in Calgary, $954 a month
What do business and commerce graduates earn?
Statistics Canada publishes pay by field for each province's graduates, not by school. Figures are for Alberta bachelor's graduates, the class of 2022 two years after and the class of 2019 five years after, in 2024 dollars.
What careers does MRU Bachelor of Business Administration: Accounting lead to?
Careers people reach through this field, each with its pay, training and what the work is like.
- Accountant (CPA)The money behind every business. A degree, a national exam, and a designation that travels.$84kTypical pay6 to 7 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- Financial AnalystRead the numbers behind a company or a deal and tell people what they mean. A degree, then years of exams.$90kTypical pay4 to 7 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- Marketing SpecialistGet people to notice, want and buy a product. A diploma or degree, a portfolio, and results you can measure.$74kTypical pay2 to 4 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- ActuaryPut a price on risk for insurers and pension plans. Years of exams, but you are paid well while you write them.$106kTypical pay7 to 10 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemand
- Affiliate MarketerYou earn a small commission when people buy through your links. Most earn little, and the few who earn a lot built an audience first.$1kTypical income1 to 4 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemand
- AI Automation Agency OwnerYou build AI (artificial intelligence) chatbots, voice agents and automations for small businesses. A new market that needs real technical and sales skill.$3kTypical income1 to 4 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemand
Where else can you study business and commerce?
The same field at other universities, with what each says it takes.
| Program | School says | Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| AccountingULethbridge, Alberta | General admission minimum: 65% average on five Grade 12 courses (no competitive average published) | $6,822 |
| Bachelor of Business Administration / Bachelor of Laws (with Bond University)ULethbridge, Alberta | General admission minimum: 65% average on five Grade 12 courses (no competitive average published) | $6,822 |
| Bachelor of CommerceMacEwan, Alberta | Competitive range high 60s to mid 70s (2025/26 and 2026/27 averages) | $6,420 |
| CommerceUCalgary, Alberta | Average that secured an offer in Fall 2025, Bachelor of Commerce: 84% | Not published |
| AccountancyConcordia, Quebec | High school: B overall, B in math (Ontario 73 to 76% on Concordia's scale) | $12,986 |
| AccountingAlgoma, Ontario | Min. Avg. 65% | $5,982 |
| AccountingBishop's, Quebec | Estimated minimum admission average: 80% (all programs) | $9,730 |
| AccountingBrock, Ontario | Expected cut-off: mid 80s | $10,553 |
If you don't get in
Routes the data shows: like programs that ask for less, and college programs with a transfer agreement into this one.
- Asks for less
- Business Administration at Windsor: Minimum average 73% (70% in at least one grade 12 U math course (or equivalent).; co-op minimum 78%; mean average of entering students 84.7%
- Business Administration at Algoma: Min. Avg. 70%
- Business Administration: Accounting at Laurentian: A minimum overall average of 70% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses
Where these numbers come from
- Admission average: mtroyal.ca (opens in a new tab) (data: read from the Google Sheet that MRU's chart page loads in the browser)
- Tuition: mtroyal.ca (opens in a new tab)
- Residence: mtroyal.ca (opens in a new tab) (mtroyal.ca (opens in a new tab) ; mtroyal.ca (opens in a new tab))
- Pay by field: www150.statcan.gc.ca (opens in a new tab)
How every figure in this part of the site is sourced, and the check of every link.
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