Accounting at Saginaw Valley State University

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

Saginaw Valley State University is located in University Center, Michigan and approximately 8,028 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Saginaw Valley State University.

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

Saginaw Valley State University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Saginaw Valley State University Accounting Rankings

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

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 Saginaw Valley 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
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	295
Best Value Accounting Schools	761

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Saginaw Valley State University Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Saginaw Valley State University is $50,943. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Saginaw Valley State University

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

Saginaw Valley State University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Saginaw Valley State University. About 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Saginaw Valley State University since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Saginaw Valley 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

• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• General Business/Commerce
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial 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 Saginaw 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 Saginaw Future Inc. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.