Accounting at University of Houston - Downtown

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

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 15,239 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.

UH Downtown Accounting Degrees Available

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

UH Downtown Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UH Downtown 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 UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 University of Houston - Downtown with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	148
White	26
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UH Downtown Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 85% of degree recipients. That is 47% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston - Downtown with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	5
International Students	4
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 University of Houston - Downtown. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	232

Related Majors

• Insurance
• International Business
• Marketing
• Management Information Systems
• General Business/Commerce

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 University of Houston - Downtown.

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 Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.