2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 75,655 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Southwest region, there were 11,023 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,670 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 88 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting 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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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 530 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,944 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students per year to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona.
Out of the 88 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
UT Permian Basin also took the #19 spot in our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Permian Basin is $10,092 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
Out of the 88 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 337 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Out of the 88 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Downtown landed the #5 spot on the list. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 252 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Downtown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,848 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students per year to attend University of Houston - Downtown.
Northeastern State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Northeastern State University is $9,994 for southwest region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
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With a ranking of #7, MSU Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Wichita Falls, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for MSU Texas is $10,045 for southwest region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is $9,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
University of Phoenix - Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UOPX - Texas is $12,237 for southwest region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 188 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Accounting at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 215 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
UTSA also made our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend UTSA is $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Read more about Accounting at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Texas Tech University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 231 students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of North Texas landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 186 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 176 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also made our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree accounting students per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Grand Canyon University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 216 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
With a ranking of #17, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 90 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
East Central University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. ECU is located in Ada, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for East Central University is $10,334 for southwest region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 193 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Accounting at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
With a ranking of #20, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 132 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Clear Lake also took the #17 spot in our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH Clear Lake is $10,612 for southwest region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
Sam Houston State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 137 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Durant, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,237 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students per year to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
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Texas State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 176 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Alva, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,791 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students per year to attend NWOSU.
Read more about Accounting at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Northern Arizona University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 78 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
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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%.
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- *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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