by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Michigan State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in accounting, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Michigan State paid an average of $1,544 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $786 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,858 | $37,056 |
The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their master’s degree from Michigan State is $62,848 per year. That is 11% higher than the national average of $56,422.
Michigan State does not offer an online option for its accounting master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Michigan State Online Learning page.
About 46.2% of the students who received their Master’s in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 11.5% of the accounting master’s degrees at Michigan State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 75 |
| International Students | 38 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 130 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 91 |
| Business Administration & Management | 346 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 30 |
| Human Resource Management | 56 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 27 |
*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.
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