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2025 Best Accounting Schools in Texas

56 Colleges in Texas
6,990 Accounting Degrees Awarded
Accounting is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 56 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of accounting. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6,990 degrees in accounting annually.

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Choosing a Great Accounting School

Best Accounting Schools in Texas Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for accounting schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Accounting Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Accounting
Bachelor's Degrees in Accounting
Master's Degrees in Accounting
Doctor's Degrees in Accounting

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 Best Accounting Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Accounting in Texas

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the accounting degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Texas Schools in Accounting

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
339 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were approximately 339 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting from Texas A&M University - College Station

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
438 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in accounting has to check out The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 438 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting from The University of Texas at Austin

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Accounting Program Name

If you have a knack for numbers and want a career that allows you to use your skills in the business field, consider the online Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree program at Southern New Hampshire University.

More information about a degree in BS in Accounting from Southern New Hampshire University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
351 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in accounting has to look into Texas Tech University. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were about 351 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX
231 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in accounting needs to look into Baylor University. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were approximately 231 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting from Baylor University

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
18th Most Popular In TX
168 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were about 168 accounting students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting from Texas Christian University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
400 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #209 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.

There were roughly 400 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting from The University of Texas at Dallas

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In TX
161 Accounting Degrees Awarded

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 #142 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 161 accounting students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting from Southern Methodist University

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Associates Degree Type
AS in Accounting Program Name

Break into the accounting field with the skills you need to succeed with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX
319 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.

There were roughly 319 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting from University of North Texas

9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
426 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were about 426 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting from University of Houston

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Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
31st Most Popular In TX
66 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 66 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Trinity U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting from Trinity University

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El Centro College
Dallas, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
30th Most Popular In TX
324 Accounting Degrees Awarded

El Centro College is a very large public college located in the city of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #281 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means El Centro College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 324 accounting students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Texas award.

Rank College Location
12 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
13 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
14 Houston Community College Houston, TX
15 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
16 Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, TX
17 Saint Edward’s University Austin, TX
18 University of Houston - Downtown Houston, TX

Best Accounting Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 1,792
Oklahoma 565 1,009
New Mexico 416 215

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One of 5 majors within the Accounting area of study, Accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 529
Accounting and Finance 142
Accounting and Business/Management 82
Auditing 34
Other Accounting and Related Services 9

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