2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 70 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Accounting Schools
Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 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.
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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.
The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the town of Commerce.
Grand Canyon University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
Baylor University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Accounting students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX |
| 12 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
| 13 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX |
| 14 | Texas State University | San Marcos, TX |
Best Accounting Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,271 |
| Arizona | 637 |
| Oklahoma | 231 |
| New Mexico | 61 |
Majors Related to Accounting
Accounting is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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