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 Wayne State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in accounting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Wayne State was $1,470 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $679 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,285 | $35,274 |
| Fees | $1,941 | $1,941 |
accounting who receive their master’s degree from Wayne State make an average of $63,005 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% higher than the national average of $56,422.
Wayne 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 Wayne State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in accounting in 2019-2020, 43.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.4% of the accounting master’s degrees at Wayne State in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 23 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 365 |
| Human Resource Management | 6 |
| International Business | 4 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 35 |
| Taxation | 3 |
*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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