by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 73,172 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Southwest region, there were 10,844 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 538 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 45 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in accounting.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree accounting students.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paris Junior College landed the #1 spot on the list. Paris Junior College is a small school located in Paris, Texas that handed out 85 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rogers State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region. Claremore, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Fe Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. SFCC is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 8 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 14 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mohave Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Kingman, Arizona, and it awarded 8 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Phoenix College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Houston Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 47 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Luna Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Luna Community College is a small school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico that handed out 1 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
McLennan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. McLennan Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 12 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Navarro College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school situated in Corsicana, Texas. It awarded 8 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Estrella Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Avondale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Estrella Mountain Community College
Pima Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Pima County Community College District is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rio Salado College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Yavapai College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Arizona Western College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona Western College is located in Yuma, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
El Centro College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Centro College is a large public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 62 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Central New Mexico Community College is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Central New Mexico Community College
Blinn College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Blinn College is a public institution located in Brenham, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lone Star College System came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lone Star College System is a large school located in The Woodlands, Texas that handed out 49 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. TVCC is a public institution located in Athens, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Jacinto Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is located in Chandler, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #24, Central Arizona College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Coolidge, Arizona, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
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