Accounting at Howard University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Howard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 9,139. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Howard.

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

Howard Accounting Degrees Available

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

Howard Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Howard 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 Howard 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
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	246
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	307
Best Accounting Schools	390
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	422
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	440
Most Popular Accounting Schools	641
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	940
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,117

In 2019, 5 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Howard. This makes it the #422 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 60% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Howard Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from Howard in 2019, 40% were men and 60% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 49% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Howard also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Accountants and Auditors	10,590	$98,130
Budget Analysts	1,860	$100,510
Business Professors	640	$115,320
Financial Examiners	610	$157,860
Credit Analysts	250	$108,420

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.