Accounting at Western Michigan University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Western Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 146 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from WMU.

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

WMU Accounting Degrees Available

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

WMU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how WMU 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 WMU 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
	74
	91
	117
	169
	286
	372
	453
	491
	627

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in accounting from WMU. This makes it the #170 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 146 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from WMU. About 42% were men and 58% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at WMU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	74
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WMU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 accounting majors earned their master's degree from WMU. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WMU, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WMU 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 Western Michigan 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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.