Eastern Michigan University Business Programs

Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Eastern Michigan University is a public institution. Ypsilanti is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Eastern Michigan University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Eastern Michigan.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Taxation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Value Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#89	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#166	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#215	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Eastern Michigan has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#5	Best Construction Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#31	Best Value Colleges for International Business	College Factual
#54	Best Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#65	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#72	Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#97	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Eastern Michigan University?

Contact details for Eastern Michigan are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	900 Oakwood St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Phone:	734-487-1849
Website:	www.emich.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/Eastern.Michigan.University
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/emu_swoop

How Do I Get Into Eastern Michigan?

You can apply to Eastern Michigan online at: https://www.emich.edu/admissions/apply/index.php

Admission Requirements for Eastern Michigan

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Eastern Michigan?

Eastern Michigan has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Average Test Scores

About 89% of students accepted to Eastern Michigan submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

Eastern Michigan received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 26. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Eastern Michigan University?

The overall average net price of Eastern Michigan is $24,606. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Eastern Michigan, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,768 a year. That adds up to $27,072 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Eastern Michigan is 7.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 13,572 undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan, with 9,630 being full-time and 3,942 being part-time.

There are also 2,722 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,630 full-time undergraduates at Eastern Michigan, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Eastern Michigan University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	283
Black or African American	1,604
Hispanic or Latino	738
White	5,788
International Students	179
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,038

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Eastern Michigan University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 87 countries are represented at Eastern Michigan. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Eastern Michigan University

In 2019-2020, 15,851 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Eastern Michigan has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Eastern Michigan

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Eastern Michigan University was 110.3%. This is the #349 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Eastern Michigan regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Eastern Michigan University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	104	5	30	139
Accounting	83	0	28	111
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	100	1	4	105
Supply Chain Management	81	3	5	89
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	9	65	74
Finance	51	1	10	62
Construction Management	33	1	9	43
General Business/Commerce	35	0	0	35
Public Relations	28	0	0	28
General Hospitality Administration/Management	27	0	0	27
General Economics	22	0	1	23
Fashion Merchandising	19	0	1	20
General Management Information Systems	15	0	1	16
Entrepreneurship	12	3	0	15
International Business/Trade/Commerce	12	0	0	12
Taxation	1	0	5	6
Business Economics	5	0	0	5
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	1	0	4	5
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	2	2	4
Applied Economics	0	0	4	4
Actuarial Science	3	0	0	3
Other Accounting and Related Services	2	0	0	2
Auditing	0	0	1	1
E-Commerce	0	0	0	0
Office Administration	0	0	0	0
Transportation/Mobility Management	0	0	0	0
Information Resources Management	0	0	0	0
Other General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations	0	0	0	0
General Organizational Communication	0	0	0	0
Political Communication	0	0	0	0
Other Economics	0	0	0	0
International Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	634	25	170	829

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
• Image Credit: By Dwight Burdette under License

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