Accounting at Michigan State University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Michigan State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 214 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Michigan State.

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

Michigan State Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Doctorate Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Michigan State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Michigan State does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Michigan State Accounting Rankings

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

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 Michigan State 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
	3
	7
	33
	782

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in accounting from Michigan State. This is the #523 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Michigan State Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $58,100. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 26% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	157
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Michigan State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Michigan State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	216

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• General Business/Commerce
• Human Resource Management
• Hospitality Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 Michigan 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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.