The main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at University of Houston. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in accounting, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you have a knack for numbers and want a career that allows you to use your skills in the business field, consider the online Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree program at Southern New Hampshire University.
BS in Business Administration - Accounting
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. UH is in the top 10% of the country for accounting. More specifically it was ranked #122 out of 1,586 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #9 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UH.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UH paid an average of $861 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $352 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $8,449 | $20,665 |
Fees | $1,008 | $1,008 |
Books and Supplies | $1,360 | $1,360 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,750 | $9,750 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,064 | $4,064 |
Learn more about UH tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UH in Accounting walked away with an average of $18,250 in student debt. That is 31% lower than the national average of $26,527.
The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UH is $49,905 per year. That is 11% higher than the national average of $44,879.
Online degrees for the UH accounting bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UH Online Learning page.
About 53.4% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in accounting at UH in 2019-2020, 70.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 105 |
Black or African American | 17 |
Hispanic or Latino | 105 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 63 |
International Students | 21 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 24 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Accounting | 337 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Business Administration & Management | 391 |
Business/Corporate Communications | 42 |
Entrepreneurial Studies | 29 |
Finance & Financial Management | 369 |
Hospitality Management | 257 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.