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2021 Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan

16 Colleges
1,597 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,949 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MichiganIn <nil>, accounting students earned 1,597 bachelor's degrees from a Michigan school, making the subject the 9th in the state. This means that 3.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer a bachelor's in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying accounting.

Top 10 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Michigan that are best for non-traditional accounting students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing. Michigan State also made our Best Colleges for Accounting in Michigan list, coming in at #1.

The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 students are part time.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Oakland has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in Michigan ranking.

The student loan default rate at Oakland is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,601 students at Oakland that take at least one class online. 4,372 of Oakland students are attending part time.

Full Accounting at Oakland University Report

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Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MI

Our rankings recognize Davenport University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

About 2.2% of Davenport University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,497 of Davenport University students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,977 of the students at Davenport University are attending part time.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, GVSU has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in Michigan ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. There are roughly 3,880 part time students in attendance at GVSU.

Full Accounting at Grand Valley State University Report

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Wayne State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit. Wayne State also made our Best Colleges for Accounting in Michigan list, coming in at #6.

The student loan default rate at Wayne State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 13,128 students take at least one class online at Wayne State. There are roughly 6,948 part time students in attendance at Wayne State.

Full Accounting at Wayne State University Report

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Our rankings recognize Central Michigan University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant. Central Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in Michigan list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 3,727 students take at least one class online at Central Michigan. 3,991 of Central Michigan students are attending part time.

Full Accounting at Central Michigan University Report

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Our rankings recognize Western Michigan University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 10,416 students take at least one class online at WMU. 5,241 students are part time.

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 2,983 students at Ferris that take at least one class online. 3,072 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Michigan - Dearborn as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UM Dearborn has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in Michigan ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 4,760 students at UM Dearborn that take at least one class online. 3,050 of UM Dearborn students are attending part time.

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Eastern Michigan University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

About 2.3% of Eastern Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,247 students take at least one class online at Eastern Michigan. 5,430 of Eastern Michigan students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 2,198
Illinois 2,155
Indiana 967
Wisconsin 1,013

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