Accounting at University of Houston
UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 333 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UH.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.
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UH Accounting Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
- Master’s Degree in Accounting
UH Accounting Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UH compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The accounting major at UH 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 |
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Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools | 12 |
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 333 |
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In 2021, 173 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UH. This makes it the #13 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.
Earnings of UH Accounting Graduates
The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $47,454. This is 3% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.
Accounting Student Demographics at UH
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at University of Houston.
UH Accounting Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 with a bachelor's in accounting.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 95 |
Black or African American | 22 |
Hispanic or Latino | 117 |
White | 60 |
International Students | 26 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
UH Accounting Master’s Program
In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a master's in accounting.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 59 |
Black or African American | 13 |
Hispanic or Latino | 35 |
White | 47 |
International Students | 15 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
UH also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- General Business/Commerce
- Entrepreneurial Studies
- Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
- Business/Corporate Communications
- Human Resource Management
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.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
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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 RJN2 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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