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2023 Best Accounting Schools in Michigan

17 Colleges
$49,894 Avg Salary
$24,911 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

In 2020-2021, 406 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Accounting Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Accounting Schools in Michigan

Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Accounting Schools

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Accounting Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calvin University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Accounting Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Walsh College

Troy, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walsh College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Accounting Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Michigan. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

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Michigan Technological University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best accounting programs. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for accounting students. It came in at #7 on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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#8

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

Adrian College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for accounting students. It came in at #8 on the list. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Adrian.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Schools in Michigan ranking. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best accounting programs. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 750
Ohio 470
Indiana 382
Wisconsin 146

One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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