Accounting at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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 University of Houston - Clear Lake stacks up to those at other schools.

UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 8,961 students attend the school each year. Of the 355 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston - Clear Lake in 2019, 112 of them were accounting majors.

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

UH Clear Lake Accounting Degrees Available

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

UH Clear Lake Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UH Clear Lake compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UH Clear Lake 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
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	86
Most Focused Accounting Schools	107
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	123
Most Popular Accounting Schools	126
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	182
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	273
Best Accounting Schools	338

In 2019, 49 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UH Clear Lake. This makes it the #123 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UH Clear Lake

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

UH Clear Lake Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 112 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from UH Clear Lake. About 44% were men and 56% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 University of Houston - Clear Lake with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UH Clear Lake Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 49 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from UH Clear Lake in 2019, 37% were men and 63% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	17
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH Clear Lake 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Clear Lake.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.