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2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
154 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Accounting and Finance is the 302nd most popular major in the country with 3,100 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 182 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 154 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in accounting and finance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting and finance programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting and finance program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #1 spot on the list. NSU is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $10,600.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at NSU

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 128 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting and finance students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Full Texas A&M College Station Accounting and Finance Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. DeVry University - Texas is a small private for-profit school situated in Irving, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree accounting and finance students with aid list, DeVry University - Texas has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Texas are $17,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full DeVry University - Texas Accounting and Finance Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Strayer University - Texas is a private for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Texas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - Texas are $15,135, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at Strayer University - Texas

#5

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. DeVry University - Arizona is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s accounting and finance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DeVry University - Arizona, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Arizona are $17,552.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at DeVry University - Arizona

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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