by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 73,172 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Michigan, there were 2,025 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 394 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,121 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in accounting.
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The accounting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walsh College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan list. Walsh is a small school located in Troy, Michigan that handed out 76 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adrian College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan list. Adrian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Adrian, Michigan. It awarded 21 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Davenport University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 49 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Calvin University landed the #4 spot on the list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Flint. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan list. University of Michigan - Flint is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 14 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #6. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Western Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan ranking. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Grand Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #8. Grand Valley State University is located in Allendale, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oakland University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 22 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Michigan Technological University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan ranking. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 8 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #11. University of Michigan - Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Accounting at University of Michigan - Dearborn
With a ranking of #12, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Baker College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan ranking. Baker College is located in Owosso, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Wayne State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan ranking. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 19 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Madonna University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #15. Madonna is a private not-for-profit institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan list. Lawrence Technological University is a small school located in Southfield, Michigan that handed out 0 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Concordia University, Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan list. This small school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 4 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #16, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Michigan list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 216 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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