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2023 Best Value Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$27,560 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,466 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Doctor's Degree School for You

Accounting is the #17 most popular major in the country with 19,309 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for accounting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Accounting Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Accounting

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #4 for overall quality for accounting in the Southwest Region .

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at San Antonio is a great value for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

UTSA graduate students pay an average of $27,560 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Accounting at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,271
Arizona 637
Oklahoma 231
New Mexico 61

Accounting is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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