Accounting at University of Houston - Downtown

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 University of Houston - Downtown stacks up to those at other schools.

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 51% 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 50% 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

Related Majors

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
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Credit Analysts	7,700	$81,540
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Budget Analysts	4,370	$77,900
Financial Examiners	4,210	$84,350

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.