Accounting at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Eastern Michigan.

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

Eastern Michigan Accounting Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Accounting Rankings

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

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 Eastern Michigan 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
	154
	183
	295
	710
	847

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #184 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Eastern Michigan Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern Michigan is $45,158. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Eastern Michigan. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern Michigan since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	52
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Eastern Michigan Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Eastern Michigan. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Eastern Michigan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 59% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	111
Other Accounting and Related Services	2
Auditing	1

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Taxation
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• International Business
• Entrepreneurial Studies

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 Eastern Michigan 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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.