Accounting at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and has a total student population of 16,294.

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

Eastern Michigan Accounting Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern Michigan since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	48
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Eastern Michigan Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Eastern Michigan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 65% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	111
Other Accounting and Related Services	2
Auditing	1

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Taxation
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• International Business
• Entrepreneurial Studies

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 Eastern Michigan 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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.