Accounting at University of Detroit Mercy

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at University of Detroit Mercy stacks up to those at other schools.

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 4,987 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 10 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Detroit Mercy.

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

Detroit Mercy Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Detroit Mercy Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Detroit Mercy 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 Detroit Mercy 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
	91
	91
	95
	160
	265
	325
	416
	763
	858
	1,036
	1,359
	1,788

Accounting Student Demographics at Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Detroit Mercy. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Detroit Mercy since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Detroit Mercy with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Detroit Mercy 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Detroit Mercy. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	10

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Business Administration & Management

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 University of Detroit Mercy.

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 Pfretz13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.