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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

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.

The Best Value Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. 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 large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTSA are $27,560 a year.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,220
Arizona 2,243
Oklahoma 1,069
New Mexico 224

One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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