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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received their master's degree in accounting.

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

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Wayne State Accounting Rankings

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 Master’s Program

Of the 19 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Wayne State, about 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 6% 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

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Information Systems
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• 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

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