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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 99,265 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,897 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 66 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree accounting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Irving, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 131 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 66 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dallas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region. University of Dallas is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 24 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #6, Texas Lutheran University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Lutheran University is a small school located in Seguin, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 202 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Oklahoma Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Accounting at Oklahoma Christian University
Trinity University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Trinity University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of the Southwest came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 102 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
East Central University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 306 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Dallas Baptist University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas Baptist University is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 20 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 20 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Texas A&M University - San Antonio ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is a medium-sized public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 26 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
McMurry University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 48 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Stephen F Austin State University
With a ranking of #20, University of St. Thomas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. UST is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Our Lady of the Lake University
Prairie View A & M University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. PVAMU is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Edward’s University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 16 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Houston landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 173 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southern Methodist University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 63 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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