Accounting at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Wayne 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.

Wayne State Accounting Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Wayne 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 Wayne 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
	39
	81
	84
	155
	268
	268
	408
	420
	684

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Wayne State. This makes it the #269 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Wayne State Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wayne State is $49,303. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 123 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Wayne State in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Wayne 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	79
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Wayne State Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Wayne State. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Wayne State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Wayne State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wayne State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	142

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Management Information Systems
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Human Resource 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 Wayne 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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.