Accounting at High Point University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at High Point University stacks up to those at other schools.

High Point is located in High Point, North Carolina and approximately 5,617 students attend the school each year. Of the 928 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from High Point University in 2021, 16 of them were accounting majors.

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

High Point Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

High Point Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at High Point compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at High Point 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
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	646
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	832
Best Value Accounting Schools	1,370

Accounting Student Demographics at High Point

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at High Point University.

High Point Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from High Point. About 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at High Point since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at High Point 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 High Point University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

High Point also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• International Business
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies

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 NC, the home state for High Point University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	46,570	$39,590
Accountants and Auditors	33,020	$76,880
Financial Managers	15,730	$149,710
Financial Analysts	8,930	$89,020
Financial Examiners	4,070	$71,310

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 LancerE under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.