by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 73,172 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.
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 “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 45 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in accounting.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree accounting students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paris Junior College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Paris Junior College is located in Paris, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. El Centro College is a large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 62 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Lone Star College System is located in The Woodlands, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 45 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 29 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Rio Salado College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 23 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Pima Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Pima Community College is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Accounting at Pima County Community College District
Austin Community College District ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate 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.
Read more about Accounting at Austin Community College District
With a ranking of #10, Blinn College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Blinn College is a fairly large school located in Brenham, Texas that handed out 14 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, South Plains College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school situated in Levelland, Texas. It awarded 14 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Phoenix College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
McLennan Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. McLennan Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 12 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Rogers State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. 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 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%.
Yavapai College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. Yavapai College is a medium-sized school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 10 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a public institution located in Chandler, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Accounting at Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Mohave Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Kingman, Arizona, and it awarded 8 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Arizona Western College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Arizona Western College is a public institution located in Yuma, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Navarro College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Corsicana, Texas, and it awarded 8 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Fe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. SFCC is a small public school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 8 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Santa Fe Community College
Trinity Valley Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. TVCC is located in Athens, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Accounting at Trinity Valley Community College
Central Arizona College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Central Arizona College is a small school located in Coolidge, Arizona that handed out 4 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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