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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Southwest Region

72 Ranked Colleges
899 Degrees Awarded
$30,541 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region

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Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 99,265 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 12,599 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,367 and $25,458 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 899 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 72 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. That schools that top this list have a program in accounting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Interactive College of Technology - Pasadena landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Interactive College of Technology - Pasadena Accounting Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is a small school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 6 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full SIPI Accounting Report

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Paris Junior College
Paris, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paris Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Paris Junior College is a small school located in Paris, Texas that handed out 85 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Paris Junior College Accounting Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest University at El Paso. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region. Southwest University at El Paso is a private for-profit institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Accounting at Southwest University at El Paso

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU-OKC is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Accounting at OSU-OKC

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Bryan University
Tempe, Arizona

With a ranking of #6, Bryan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 15 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Bryan University Accounting Report

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Rogers State University
Claremore, Oklahoma

Rogers State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at Rogers State University

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Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at Santa Fe Community College

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Rose State College
Midwest City, Oklahoma

Rose State College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 11 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at Rose State College

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Lamar State College - Port Arthur landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is located in Port Arthur, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Full Lamar State College - Port Arthur Accounting Report

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Kilgore College
Kilgore, Texas

Kilgore College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Kilgore, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at Kilgore College

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Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas

Del Mar College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Full DMC Accounting Report

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South Plains College
Levelland, Texas

With a ranking of #13, South Plains College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 14 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at South Plains College

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Mohave Community College
Kingman, Arizona

With a ranking of #14, Mohave Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Kingman, Arizona, and it awarded 8 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at MCC

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Temple College
Temple, Texas

Temple College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Temple College is located in Temple, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Full Temple College Accounting Report

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Community Care College
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Community Care College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Community Care College is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Community Care College Accounting Report

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Lamar Institute of Technology came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 7 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Lamar Institute of Technology Accounting Report

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Brookline College - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Accounting at Brookline College - Tempe

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Weatherford College
Weatherford, Texas

Weatherford College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Weatherford College is located in Weatherford, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Accounting at Weatherford College

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Phoenix College
Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Phoenix College Accounting Report

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Houston Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at Houston Community College

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Luna Community College
Las Vegas, New Mexico

Luna Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Luna Community College Accounting Report

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With a ranking of #24, McLennan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. MCC is a medium-sized school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 12 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full McLennan Community College Accounting Report

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Navarro College
Corsicana, Texas

With a ranking of #25, Navarro College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Navarro College is a public institution located in Corsicana, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at Navarro College

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