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

Calvin is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 3,307 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Calvin.

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

Calvin Accounting Degrees Available

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

Calvin Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Calvin 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
	16
	40
	78
	81
	97
	136
	138
	186
	246
	349
	372

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Calvin. This makes it the #247 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Calvin

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

Calvin Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Calvin. Of these graduates, 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Calvin since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Calvin Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at Calvin awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Calvin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Calvin, 75% 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 Calvin University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 Calvin University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Accountants and Auditors	33,610	$74,370
Business Professors	2,350	$107,140
Credit Analysts	1,310	$71,070
Budget Analysts	680	$76,980
Financial Examiners	550	$81,270

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 Romano1246 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.