Accounting at Cornerstone University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Cornerstone University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Cornerstone is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 1,917 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornerstone.

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

Cornerstone Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Cornerstone Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Cornerstone 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
	444
	768
	809
	944
	963
	1,055
	1,247
	1,646

Accounting Student Demographics at Cornerstone

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

Cornerstone Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Cornerstone in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornerstone since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Cornerstone 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 Cornerstone University with a bachelor's in accounting.

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

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornerstone University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	5

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• International Business
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• 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 Cornerstone 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 Wcbpolish under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.