Accounting at Southern New Hampshire University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Southern New Hampshire University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 134,345. In 2021, 642 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from SNHU.

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

SNHU Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SNHU does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SNHU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SNHU 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 SNHU 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 Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	59
	169
Most Focused Accounting Associate Degree Schools	309
	386
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	571

In 2021, 348 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SNHU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SNHU Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at SNHU is $46,867. This is 1% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at SNHU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Southern New Hampshire University.

SNHU Accounting Associate’s Program

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at SNHU are white. Around 69% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a associate's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	207
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

SNHU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 642 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from SNHU in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SNHU 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 Southern New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	457
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	61

SNHU Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 348 students earned a master's degree in accounting from SNHU. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 37% were men.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SNHU, 60% 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 Southern New Hampshire University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	210
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

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

Related Majors

• General Sales & Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• International Business
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• 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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	7,960	$42,170
Accountants and Auditors	5,300	$72,690
Financial Managers	3,580	$124,700
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	740	$48,590
Financial Analysts	720	$94,680

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.