Accounting at Sam Houston State University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Sam Houston State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 130 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from SHSU.

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

SHSU Accounting Degrees Available

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

SHSU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SHSU 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 SHSU 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 Schools	144
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	244
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	277

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SHSU. This makes it the #245 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SHSU Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at SHSU is $41,180. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 130 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from SHSU. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	65
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SHSU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 21 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from SHSU in 2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. SHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SHSU, 76% 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 Sam Houston State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Management Information Systems

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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

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 Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.