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2022 Best Value Colleges for Accounting and Business/Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
236 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,600 people earned their degree in accounting and business/management, making the major the 323rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 236 accounting and business/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting and business/management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting and business/management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting and business/management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region accounting and business/management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Accounting and Business/Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 141 ’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UOPX - Arizona is $14,939 for Southwest Region Accounting and Business/Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Accounting and Business/Management at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#2

Rose State College

Midwest City, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rose State College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. RSC is a medium-sized public school situated in Midwest City, Oklahoma. It awarded 18 ’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

RSC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rose State College is $10,092 for southwest region accounting and business/management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UOPX - Texas is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 ’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.

UOPX - Texas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Schools in the Southwest Region” list.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full University of Phoenix - Texas Accounting and Business/Management Report

#4

Wiley College

Marshall, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiley College landed the #4 spot on the list. Wiley College is located in Marshall, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 ’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.

Wiley College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Schools in the Southwest Region” list.

Full Wiley College Accounting and Business/Management Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest University at El Paso. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 65 ’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southwest University at El Paso, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southwest University at El Paso is $19,336 for southwest region accounting and business/management students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Southwest University at El Paso Accounting and Business/Management Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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