Accounting at University of Houston - Downtown

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

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 14,265 students attend the school each year. Of the 881 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston - Downtown in 2019, 246 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 Downtown Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

UH Downtown Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UH Downtown 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 UH Downtown 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 Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Most Popular Accounting Schools	58
Most Focused Accounting Schools	126
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	508
Best Accounting Schools	600

Accounting Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 - Downtown with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	54
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	102
White	33
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UH Downtown 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 - Downtown.

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 Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.