2024 Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region
112Colleges in the Southwest Region
12,599Accounting Degrees Awarded
$45,367Avg Early-Career Salary
Accounting is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #8 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 112 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 12,599 degrees in accounting to qualified students.
Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Accounting School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Accounting in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of accounting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in accounting. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 560 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting program at Texas A&M University - College Station earn $17,491 above the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Any student who is interested in accounting needs to look into The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 534 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting major at The University of Texas at Austin get $13,233 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
It's hard to beat Texas Christian University if you wish to pursue a degree in accounting. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 125 accounting students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available. Those accounting students who get their degree from Texas Christian University receive $20,138 more than the average accounting student.
Every student pursuing a degree in accounting needs to check out Baylor University. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were roughly 262 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting major at Baylor University get $13,242 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 144 accounting students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting program at Southern Methodist University make $15,609 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were about 326 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting major at Texas Tech University make $9,395 more than the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 228 accounting students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from University of Arizona earn $11,304 more than the typical accounting student.
Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #140 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were approximately 332 accounting students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting program at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus earn $9,621 above the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.
There were approximately 506 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the accounting major at University of Houston earn $10,139 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Dallas. This college ranks 18th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 364 accounting students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the accounting program earn an average of $38,362 in their early career salary.
Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.
There were roughly 440 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the accounting degree program at The University of Texas at Dallas make $9,942 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #113 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1197 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, accounting degree recipients generally make around $42,022 in the first five years of their career.
OSU is a very large public university located in the distant town of Stillwater. This university ranks 2nd out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 250 accounting students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year. Accounting degree recipients from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus get an earnings boost of approximately $12,997 above the typical income of accounting graduates.
Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 262 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from University of North Texas make $9,157 more than the typical accounting student.
Located in the large city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 55 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Trinity U in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 17th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 121 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Houston Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the accounting program state that they receive average early career income of $27,295.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Accounting School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
