2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,100 people earned their degree in accounting and finance, making the major the 302nd most popular in the United States.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The accounting and finance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree accounting and finance students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 128 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#2

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$10,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #2 spot on the list. NSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It awarded 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $10,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at NSU

#3

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

$17,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting and finance students in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Arizona are $17,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full DeVry University - Arizona Accounting and Finance Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance (Income $48-$75k)

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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