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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

19 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.

The Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Michigan to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Our analysis found Walsh College to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Located in the city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 61% of the accounting majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

About 55% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#3

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Davenport University is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 31% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grand Valley State University is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

Of the 35 students majoring in accounting at GVSU, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Out of the 19 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the accounting majors at the school.

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Eastern Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in accounting at Eastern Michigan, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Of the 22 students majoring in accounting at Oakland, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full Accounting at Oakland University Report

#8

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

Adrian College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Adrian.

Women make up 57% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#9

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

Calvin University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in accounting at Calvin, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #10, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the accounting majors at the school.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 19 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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