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2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

59 Colleges
$22,468 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 59 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Accounting Schools

$11,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found West Texas A&M University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

West Texas A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,208 in tuition and fees each year.

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$25,090 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 59 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Christian University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Edmond, OC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

OC undergraduate students pay an average of $25,090 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lubbock Christian University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, LCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCU are $24,900 per year.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for accounting in the Southwest Region .

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#5

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK
$32,744 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oklahoma City University is a great value for accounting students. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCU are $32,744 per year.

Full Accounting at Oklahoma City University Report

#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
$17,189 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Grand Canyon University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 per year.

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$22,266 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $22,266 per year.

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$15,755 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $15,755 per year.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Accounting at Texas Tech University Report

With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting schools 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 25 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.

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