Accounting at Northern Michigan University

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

Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and has a total student population of 7,368.

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

Northern Michigan University Accounting Degrees Available

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

Northern Michigan University Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Northern Michigan 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at Northern Michigan University

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

Northern Michigan University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Northern Michigan University since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Northern Michigan 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 Northern Michigan University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Northern Michigan University Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Northern Michigan University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Northern Michigan University, 100% 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 Northern Michigan University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Northern Michigan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	26
Accounting and Finance	2
Accounting and Business/Management	1

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Hospitality Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance & Financial Management
• General Business/Commerce

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 Northern 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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.