Accounting at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 130 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from SHSU.

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

SHSU Accounting Degrees Available

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

SHSU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SHSU 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 SHSU 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
	88
	112
	148
	251
	254
	390
	678

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SHSU. This makes it the #233 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 130 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from SHSU in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Sam Houston State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	65
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SHSU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 21 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SHSU, about 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. SHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SHSU, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SHSU 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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

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 Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.