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2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
154 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Accounting and Finance is the 302nd most popular major in the country with 3,100 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 182 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 154 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting and finance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting and finance 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 finance 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 Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 128 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree accounting and finance students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M College Station Accounting and Finance Report

#2

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #2 spot on the list. NSU is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 13 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also made our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern State University are $10,600.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at NSU

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. DeVry University - Texas is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s accounting and finance degrees to qualified students.

DeVry University - Texas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Texas are $17,552.

Full DeVry University - Texas Accounting and Finance Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Strayer University - Texas is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Strayer University - Texas, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - Texas are $15,135, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at Strayer University - Texas

#5

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. DeVry University - Arizona is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 3 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Arizona also took the #0 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Arizona are $17,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at DeVry University - Arizona

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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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