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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas

49 Ranked Colleges
2,244 Degrees Awarded
$59,396 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Texas, there were 8,440 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,865 and $24,191 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,244 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas” ranking looked at 49 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 a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Texas

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. DeVry University - Texas is a small private for-profit school situated in Irving, Texas. It awarded 15 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full DeVry University - Texas Accounting Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 131 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at Texas A&M Commerce

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University of Dallas
Irving, Texas

Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Irving, Texas, and it awarded 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%.

Full UD Accounting Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Lutheran University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. Texas Lutheran University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seguin, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full TLU Accounting Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 202 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Read more about Accounting at The University of Texas at Dallas

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

Trinity University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. Trinity University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Accounting at Trinity U

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Abilene Christian University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 29 masters’s accounting degrees 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%.

Full Abilene Christian University Accounting Report

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Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 102 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at Baylor

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 306 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on Accounting at UT Austin

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Dallas Baptist University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. DBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full DBU Accounting Report

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Texas A&M University - San Antonio ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

Full Texas A&M San Antonio Accounting Report

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McMurry University
Abilene, Texas

McMurry University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #12. McMurry University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at McMurray University

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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas 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 SFASU

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With a ranking of #14, University of St. Thomas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

Read full report on Accounting at UST

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Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 13 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full OLLU Accounting Report

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Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas

Prairie View A & M University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at PVAMU

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With a ranking of #17, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. Saint Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 16 masters’s accounting 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%.

Full Saint Edward’s University Accounting Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 173 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting at University of Houston

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Southern Methodist University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Accounting at Southern Methodist University

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Accounting at TCU

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Lubbock Christian University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full LCU Accounting Report

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Strayer University - Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at Strayer University - Texas

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University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 31 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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With a ranking of #24, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Belton, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at UMHB

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Texas list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 119 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full Texas Tech Accounting Report

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