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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,609 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 96 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular accounting programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 584 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 333 bachelors’s accounting 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.
Out of the 96 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 318 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Out of the 96 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 245 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Accounting at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Out of the 96 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 244 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 238 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Houston - Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 232 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 226 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin
Grand Canyon University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 218 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting 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%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 198 bachelors’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%.
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 196 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 194 bachelors’s 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas Tech University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 187 bachelors’s accounting degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 178 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 176 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 163 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at The University of Texas at El Paso
With a ranking of #17, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 160 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 160 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 160 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 130 students in 2020-2021.
University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UH Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #22, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 91 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 84 diplomas 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%.
Texas Christian University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 81 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
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