Accounting at High Point University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what High Point University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

High Point is located in High Point, North Carolina and has a total student population of 5,617. In 2021, 16 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from High Point.

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

High Point Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

High Point Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at High Point 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 High Point 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
	610
	623
	646
	829
	832
	1,091
	1,370
	1,437

Accounting Student Demographics at High Point

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

High Point Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from High Point in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at High Point since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at High Point 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 High Point University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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 High Point University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	16

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• International Business
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies

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 NC, the home state for High Point University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	46,570	$39,590
Accountants and Auditors	33,020	$76,880
Financial Managers	15,730	$149,710
Financial Analysts	8,930	$89,020
Financial Examiners	4,070	$71,310

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 LancerE under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.