College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region

96 Ranked Colleges
6,609 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 73,172 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country.

Across the Southwest region, there were 10,844 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,609 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 96 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. That schools that top this list have a program in accounting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Rankings by Degree Other Award Levels
Rankings by Location Check Out Other Locales
More Accounting Rankings Other Ranking Categories

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Southwest Region

1

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 232 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UH Downtown Accounting Report

2
MACU crest
Mid-America Christian University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mid-America Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region. Mid-America Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 30 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at MACU

3

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at Texas A&M University - San Antonio

4

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 117 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 full report on Accounting at UH Clear Lake

5
Trinity U crest
Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Accounting at Trinity U

6

University of Houston - Victoria landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Victoria, Texas, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at University of Houston - Victoria

7
NSU crest
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 84 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 NSU

8

With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 59 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UT Permian Basin Accounting Report

9

University of North Texas at Dallas ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at University of North Texas at Dallas

10

With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at Texas A&M International University

11

Southwestern Adventist University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Adventist University is a small school located in Keene, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at Southwestern Adventist University

12

Abilene Christian University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting at Abilene Christian University

13
OBU crest
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 full report on Accounting at OBU

14

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 245 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Oklahoma

15

The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 163 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Accounting Report

16

With a ranking of #16, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 194 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full OSU Accounting Report

17
Baylor crest
Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Baylor University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 160 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting at Baylor

18

With a ranking of #18, Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Texarkana, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at Texas A&M University - Texarkana

19
UH crest
University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 333 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at UH

20

The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 238 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read full report on Accounting at The University of Texas at Dallas

21
OKWU or OWU crest
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Wesleyan University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Accounting at Oklahoma Wesleyan University

22
University of Tulsa crest
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #22, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Tulsa

23

Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 38 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Texas Southern University Accounting Report

24
TCU crest
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Accounting at Texas Christian University

25
Tarleton crest
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 91 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at Tarleton State University

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

Notes and References

References

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

Credits

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options