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2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

16 Colleges
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools

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

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#2

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Calvin University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Walsh College

Troy, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Walsh College is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Michigan. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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#7

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

With a ranking of #7, Adrian College did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Adrian.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

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Western Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly 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 16 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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