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. Of the 942 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Calvin University in 2021, 36 of them were accounting majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Calvin compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	239
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	258
Best Value Accounting Schools	323
Most Popular Accounting Schools	464

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Calvin. This makes it the #259 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Calvin Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Calvin is $55,940. This is 21% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Calvin. Of these graduates, 69% were men and 31% were 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 28% more men than average.

About 64% 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	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Calvin Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at Calvin awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going 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 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Calvin, 75% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Calvin also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.