Accounting at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. In 2021, 214 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Michigan State.

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

Michigan State Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Doctorate Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Michigan State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Michigan State does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Michigan State Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Michigan State 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in accounting from Michigan State. This is the #523 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Michigan State Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $58,100. This is 26% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 214 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Michigan State. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	157
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• General Business/Commerce
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 Michigan 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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.