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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Texas

49 Colleges
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, accounting was ranked 8th in Texas. In fact, 7,220 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

About 48% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 52% are male.

Full Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Out of the 49 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 39% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 202 students majoring in accounting at UT Dallas, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 173 students majoring in accounting at UH, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 131 students majoring in accounting at Texas A&M Commerce, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Full Accounting at Texas A&M University - Commerce Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 47% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 53% are male.

Full Accounting at Texas Tech University Report

#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Women make up 49% of the accounting majors at the school.

Read full report on Accounting at Baylor University

With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 57% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Accounting at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

University of North Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 47% are male.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

About 46% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 54% are male.

Full Accounting at Southern Methodist University Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Accounting

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.

  • 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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