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2022 Best Value Colleges for Accounting and Finance (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
182 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools 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. 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 Finance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in accounting and finance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting and finance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the accounting and finance program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region accounting and finance students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Accounting and Finance (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools 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. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s accounting and finance degrees to 128 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $13,270 for southwest region accounting and finance students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at Texas A&M College Station

#2

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. NSU is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,543 for southwest region accounting and finance students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NSU.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at NSU

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. Oklahoma Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 ’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

OC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma Christian University is $18,379 for southwest region accounting and finance students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Oklahoma Christian University Accounting and Finance Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. DeVry University - Texas is a private for-profit institution located in Irving, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Texas also took the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full DeVry University - Texas Accounting and Finance Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s accounting and finance degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Texas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Schools in the Southwest Region” list.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at Strayer University - Texas

#6

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

DeVry University - Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s accounting and finance degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - Arizona is $29,124 for Southwest Region Accounting and Finance students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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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