2024 Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region
98Colleges in the Southwest Region
10,844Accounting Degrees Awarded
Ranked #7 in popularity, accounting is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 98 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 10,844 degrees in accounting to qualified students.
Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Accounting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Accounting in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the accounting degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 416 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in accounting needs to look into The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 534 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Texas Christian University if you wish to pursue a degree in accounting. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 125 accounting students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in accounting has to check out Baylor University. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were about 262 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 144 accounting students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 326 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 228 accounting students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #140 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were roughly 332 accounting students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.
There were about 506 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.
El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Dallas. This college ranks 18th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 364 accounting students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.
There were roughly 440 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available.
UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #113 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 818 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent data year.
OSU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Stillwater. This university ranks 2nd out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 250 accounting students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 262 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Accounting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
