Accounting at Rochester 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 Rochester University stacks up to those at other schools.

RU is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,231. Of the 217 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rochester University in 2021, 2 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.

RU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

RU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how RU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at RU 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
	581
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	718
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	813
	841
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	991
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,049
Best Accounting Schools	1,065
Best Value Accounting Schools	1,194
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,699
Most Popular Accounting Schools	1,878

Accounting Student Demographics at RU

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

RU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from RU, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at RU 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 Rochester University with a bachelor's in accounting.

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

RU 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
• 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 Rochester 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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.