Accounting at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received their master's degree in accounting.

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

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

SHSU Accounting Rankings

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 Master’s Program

The accounting program at SHSU awarded 21 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going to 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

Related Majors

• Business Administration & Management

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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

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.