Accounting at Southern New Hampshire University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Southern New Hampshire University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 530 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from SNHU.

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

SNHU Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SNHU offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SNHU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how SNHU performed in these rankings.

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 SNHU 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
	1
	2
	3
	49
	50
	74
	89
	162
	326
	392

In 2021, 306 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SNHU. This makes it the #2 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at SNHU

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

SNHU Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at SNHU are white. Around 69% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	207
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

SNHU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at SNHU awarded 530 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SNHU 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 Southern New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	379
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	54

SNHU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 306 accounting majors earned their master's degree from SNHU. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SNHU, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	185
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

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

Related Majors

• Accounting and Finance

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Accountants and Auditors	5,300	$72,690
Business Professors	580	$122,020
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	310	$55,770
Credit Analysts	150	$84,250
Financial Examiners	130	$91,330

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.