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Grand Valley State University Bachelor’s in Accounting

142 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$48,225 Average Salary
$26,500 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Grand Valley State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in accounting, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the GVSU Bachelor’s in Accounting

#218 in the U.S
#5 in Michigan

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. GVSU was ranked #218 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for accounting majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #5 in Michigan.

Here are some of the other rankings for GVSU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting49
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting52
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)80
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k)83
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)86
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)87
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting87
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)92
Most Popular Colleges for Accounting95
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans104
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)105
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)107
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k)107
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)109
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans113
Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans124
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (With Aid)129
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting129
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)144
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools150
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (With Aid)156
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools175
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Accounting Graduates179
Best Value Colleges for Accounting198
Best Accounting Schools218
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)250
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)261
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting315
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)329
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k)339
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Graduates422
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)443
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (With Aid)489
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting537
Most Focused Colleges for Accounting597
Highest Paid Accounting Graduates614

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Accounting from GVSU Cost?

$13,576 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$26,500 Average Student Debt

GVSU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at GVSU paid an average of $805 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $570 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$13,576$19,168
Books and Supplies$740$740
On Campus Room and Board$9,732$9,732
On Campus Other Expenses$2,040$2,040

Learn more about GVSU tuition and fees.

GVSU Accounting Bachelor’s Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at GVSU in Accounting walked away with an average of $26,500 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $26,527.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Accounting From GVSU?

$48,225 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor’s degree from GVSU is $48,225 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $44,879.

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Does GVSU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Accounting?

GVSU does not offer an online option for its accounting bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GVSU Online Learning page.

GVSU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Accounting

142 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
44.4% Women
22.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 142 bachelor’s degrees in accounting handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 44.4% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in accounting at GVSU in 2019-2020, 22.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian6
Black or African American6
Hispanic or Latino10
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White109
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities9

Bachelor’s in Accounting Focus Areas at GVSU

Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Accounting142

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Business/Commerce26
Business Administration & Management103
Business/Managerial Economics55
Entrepreneurial Studies18
Finance & Financial Management271

View All Accounting Related Majors >

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.

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