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.

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 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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	7
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SHSU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 6% better 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 master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sam Houston State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	151

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.