by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Accounting and Business/Management is the 374th most popular major in the country with 1,637 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 337 accounting and business/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in accounting and business/management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in accounting and business/management.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The accounting and business/management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region accounting and business/management students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Quinn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 5 ’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiley College landed the #2 spot on the list. Wiley College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marshall, Texas. It awarded 5 ’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest University at El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region. Southwest University at El Paso is a small private for-profit school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 27 ’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Accounting and Business/Management at Southwest University at El Paso
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified ’s accounting and business/management students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Texas Accounting and Business/Management Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Texas landed the #5 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s accounting and business/management degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Accounting and Business/Management at UOPX - Texas
With a ranking of #6, Rose State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Midwest City, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s accounting and business/management degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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Brookline College - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s accounting and business/management degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Brookline College - Tempe Accounting and Business/Management Report
With a ranking of #8, Brookline College - Albuquerque did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Brookline College - Albuquerque is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Brookline College - Albuquerque Accounting and Business/Management Report
With a ranking of #9, Amberton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Garland, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Amberton University Accounting and Business/Management Report
University of St. Thomas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified ’s accounting and business/management students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Accounting and Business/Management at UST
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 254 ’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2020-2021.
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