2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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In 2019-2020, 75,655 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country.

Across the Southwest region, there were 11,023 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$25,807 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Doctor’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 UTSA are $25,807.

Read more about Accounting at The University of Texas at San Antonio

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting

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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