by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Texas, there were 7,574 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,101 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 46 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas”.
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 131 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. UD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irving, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Lutheran University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas. TLU is located in Seguin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 202 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. Irving, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Trinity University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Abilene Christian University
Baylor University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 102 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 306 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
With a ranking of #10, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - San Antonio landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 26 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Our Lady of the Lake University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Our Lady of the Lake University
Prairie View A & M University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #15. Saint Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 16 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 173 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 63 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, 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 Southern Methodist University
University of St. Thomas landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. UST is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #19, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Accounting at Texas Christian University
Lubbock Christian University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. Lubbock Christian University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting 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%.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Belton, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 119 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of the Incarnate Word ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. University of the Incarnate Word is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 27 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #25. Texas A&M International University is a public institution located in Laredo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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