Accounting at Northwood University

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

Northwood is located in Midland, Michigan and has a total student population of 2,541. Of the 779 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwood University in 2021, 110 of them were accounting majors.

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

Northwood Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Northwood

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Northwood Accounting Rankings

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

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 Northwood 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
	31
	43
	138
	306
	619
	693
	790

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Northwood Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwood is $40,225. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Northwood

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

Northwood Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Northwood 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 Northwood University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	93
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Northwood 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 Northwood University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	110

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Insurance
• Hospitality Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business

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 Northwood 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.