Houston, TX (population: 2,307,883) has nine forensic accounting schools within its city limits. University of St Thomas, the highest ranked school in the city with a forensic accounting program, has a total student population of 3,132. It is the 422nd highest ranked school in the USA and the 14th highest in the state of Texas (#1 is Rice University). To learn more about forensic accounting programs in Houston, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of forensic accounting professors at University of St Thomas such as Hebble Annette, Lee Carl, Leon Chan, Ramon Fernandez, Mariana Grau, and John Leavins.
Forensic Accounting students from Houston schools who go on to become forensic accountants, forensics specialists, crime scene forensics specialists, computer forensics specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 1,106,980 people working as accountants and auditors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $67,430. Also, Bill and account collectors make on average $32,560 per year and there are about 403,100 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area alone, there are 7,950 employed bill and account collectors earning an average salary of $31,270. Accountants and auditors in this area earn $70,190/yr and there are 22,960 employed.
Houston lies in Harris county, which is one of the 154 counties in Texas. Overall, the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area has 2,563,840 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.7% unemployment rate, $21.58/hr average worker wage, and a $44,880 average annual salary. Thus, about 8.954 out of every 1000 jobs in Houston are held by accountants and auditors, and 3.102/1000 are held by bill and account collectors.
Of the 9 forensic accounting schools in Houston, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Houston Westside Campus comes out as the most expensive ($24,225/yr) for forensic accounting students, with Texas Southern University as the lowest, reported at only $7,672/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Houston |
| South Houston | TX | - | 1 | 23.7623 | 5 | 11.9 miles |
| Pearland | TX | 94,215 | 0 | - | 0 | 16.0 miles |
| Pasadena | TX | 148,101 | 8 | 24.6579 | 264 | 16.3 miles |
| Missouri City | TX | 77,622 | 0 | - | 0 | 16.5 miles |
| Baytown | TX | 71,405 | 1 | 12.8813 | 98 | 25.3 miles |
| League City | TX | 78,312 | 0 | - | 0 | 25.7 miles |
| The Woodlands | TX | 101,065 | 1 | 14.626 | 77 | 27.6 miles |
| Texas City | TX | 44,907 | 1 | 8.31197 | 63 | 35.9 miles |
| Conroe | TX | 61,600 | 0 | - | 0 | 38.3 miles |
| Prairie View | TX | - | 1 | 50.8259 | 82 | 42.2 miles |
| Galveston | TX | 57,154 | 3 | 22.3727 | 45 | 47.7 miles |
| Beaumont | TX | 110,900 | 4 | 27.5152 | 152 | 78.1 miles |
| College Station | TX | 90,406 | 1 | 0.218495 | 0 | 79.5 miles |
| Bryan | TX | 73,832 | 2 | 27.1681 | 5 | 85.5 miles |