Accounting at Calvin University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Calvin University stacks up to those at other schools.

Calvin is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 3,307 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Calvin Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Calvin Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Calvin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Accounting Student Demographics at Calvin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Calvin University.

Calvin Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Calvin since its program graduates 45% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Calvin are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Calvin University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Calvin Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Calvin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Calvin, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Calvin University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Calvin University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Calvin University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	56

Related Majors

• Business/Corporate Communications
• Human Resource Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Business Administration & Management
• Marketing

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Calvin University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,490	$39,130
Accountants and Auditors	33,610	$74,370
Financial Managers	14,760	$128,270
Financial Analysts	6,090	$84,410
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,690	$44,030

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Romano1246 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.