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Accounting at Sam Houston State University

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.

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

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

81% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 9% better 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 master's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 6
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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