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2024 Best Accounting Schools in Texas

61 Colleges in Texas
7,574 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 61 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Accounting Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 7,574 degrees in accounting to qualified students.

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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.

10 Top Texas Schools in Accounting

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

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in accounting. Located in the 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 year we have data available.

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
534 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in accounting needs to take a look at 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 #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 534 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
18th Most Popular In TX
125 Accounting Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Texas Christian University if you wish to pursue a degree in accounting. Located in the large 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.

More information about a degree in accounting from Texas Christian University

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

Any student pursuing a degree in accounting needs to look into Baylor University. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were approximately 262 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting from Baylor University

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In TX
144 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 144 accounting students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting from Southern Methodist University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
326 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were roughly 326 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting from Texas Tech University

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
506 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were roughly 506 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

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8
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El Centro College
Dallas, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
30th Most Popular In TX
364 Accounting Degrees Awarded

El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Dallas. This college ranks 18th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 364 accounting students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting from El Centro College

9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
440 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.

There were about 440 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

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX
262 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.

There were roughly 262 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.

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


 

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
11 Trinity University San Antonio, TX
12 Houston Community College Houston, TX
13 Austin Community College District Austin, TX
14 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
15 Texas State University San Marcos, 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 644
Accounting and Finance 135
Accounting and Business/Management 64
Auditing 20
Other Accounting and Related Services 3

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