Accounting at Howard University

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 Howard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859. In 2021, 19 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Howard.

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

Howard Accounting Degrees Available

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

Howard Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Howard 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 Howard 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
	128
	140
	177
	298
	349
	387
	423
	465
	642
	1,155

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in accounting from Howard. This is the #453 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Howard Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 accounting major earned their master's degree from Howard.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Accountants and Auditors	10,590	$98,130
Budget Analysts	1,860	$100,510
Business Professors	640	$115,320
Financial Examiners	610	$157,860
Credit Analysts	250	$108,420

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.