Accounting at Rochester University

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

RU is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 1,231 students attend the school each year. Of the 40 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rochester University in 2021, 2 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.

RU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

RU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at RU 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 RU 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
	548
	680
	695
	776
	920
	931
	941
	991
	1,165
	1,305

Accounting Student Demographics at RU

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

RU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at RU awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at RU 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 Rochester University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 Rochester University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Accountants and Auditors	33,610	$74,370
Business Professors	2,350	$107,140
Credit Analysts	1,310	$71,070
Budget Analysts	680	$76,980
Financial Examiners	550	$81,270

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.