Accounting at Grand Valley State University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Grand Valley State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 24,677. In 2019, 159 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

GVSU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

GVSU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how GVSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at GVSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
Most Popular Accounting Schools	88
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	135
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	137
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	261
Best Accounting Schools	297
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	304
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	474
Most Focused Accounting Schools	536

In 2019, 45 students received their master’s degree in accounting from GVSU. This makes it the #135 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 159 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from GVSU in 2018-2019, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at GVSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	137
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

GVSU Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 45 students earned a master's degree in accounting from GVSU. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. GVSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from GVSU, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Valley State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

GVSU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Accountants and Auditors	33,610	$74,370
Business Professors	2,350	$107,140
Credit Analysts	1,310	$71,070
Budget Analysts	680	$76,980
Financial Examiners	550	$81,270

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.