Accounting at Wayne State University

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

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
	33
	66
	121
	251
	256
	261
	348
	413
	430
	443
	500
	756
	862

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Wayne State. This makes it the #257 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The accounting program at Wayne State awarded 123 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 8% 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Wayne State. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Wayne State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national 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.

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 Wayne State 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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.