Accounting at Grand Valley State University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Grand Valley State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from GVSU.

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

GVSU Accounting Degrees Available

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

GVSU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at GVSU 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	212
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	358

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in accounting from GVSU. This makes it the #156 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from GVSU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $46,872. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from GVSU. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	149
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GVSU Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at GVSU awarded 35 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. GVSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from GVSU, 91% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• International Business
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Human Resource Management
• Hospitality Management

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 Grand Valley State 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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.