Accounting at Lake Superior State University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Lake Superior State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lake Superior State University is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,909. Of the 363 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lake Superior State University in 2021, 14 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.

Lake Superior State University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Lake Superior State University Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Lake Superior State University 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 Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Best Value Accounting Schools	485
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	772
Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools	790
Most Focused Accounting Schools	822
	842
Most Popular Accounting Schools	1,175

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Lake Superior State University Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lake Superior State University is $37,532. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Lake Superior State University

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

Lake Superior State University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Lake Superior State University 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 Lake Superior State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• International Business
• Business Administration & 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 Lake Superior 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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.