by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 1,538 people earned their degree in accounting and business/management, making the major the 374th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 233 accounting and business/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in accounting and business/management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their accounting and business/management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region accounting and business/management students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Quinn College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wiley College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region. Marshall, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s accounting and business/management degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest University at El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region. Located in El Paso, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 27 degrees to qualified ’s accounting and business/management students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 0 ’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Rose State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Midwest City, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s accounting and business/management degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Rose State College Accounting and Business/Management Report
Brookline College - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Brookline College - Tempe is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Brookline College - Albuquerque did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 ’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Brookline College - Albuquerque Accounting and Business/Management Report
With a ranking of #9, Amberton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Amberton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Garland, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Amberton University Accounting and Business/Management Report
University of St. Thomas ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s accounting and business/management students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting and Business/Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s accounting and business/management degrees to 130 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
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