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2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$8,795 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,070 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named San Jacinto Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

Full Accounting at San Jacinto Community College Report

#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Southwest Region . El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, accounting graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debtload of $18,853.

El Centro College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#3

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lone Star College System. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, accounting majors at North Harris Montgomery accumulate an average of around $9,614 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Austin Community College District take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,477.

Full Accounting at Austin Community College District Report

#5

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.

South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,276 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Laredo College

Laredo, TX

Laredo College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Laredo, Laredo College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Laredo College are $5,748 per year.

Full Accounting at Laredo College Report

Central New Mexico Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,540 in tuition and fees each year.

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Houston Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Houston Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,957.

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#9

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

SJC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,546 in tuition and fees each year.

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Tarrant County College District ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year. On average, accounting graduates from Tarrant County College take out $20,921 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Accounting at Tarrant County College District Report

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 21 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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