2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You
With 99,265 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #8 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Dallas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Irving, UD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Out of the 58 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Baylor University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Trinity University did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
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University of Houston ranked #8 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
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Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 7,220 |
| Arizona | 2,243 |
| Oklahoma | 1,069 |
| New Mexico | 224 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Accounting
One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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