2025 Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region
89Colleges in the Southwest Region
11,526Accounting Degrees Awarded
$55,065Avg Early-Career Salary
Accounting is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #8 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 89 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for accounting students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 11,526 degrees in accounting to qualified students.
Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Accounting School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Accounting in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of accounting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were about 505 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from Texas A&M University - College Station receive $13,321 more than the average accounting grad.
Every student pursuing a degree in accounting needs to look into The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 438 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from The University of Texas at Austin receive $15,846 more than the standard accounting graduate.
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Any student who is interested in accounting has to look into Texas Tech University. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 351 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Accounting degree recipients from Texas Tech University earn a boost of approximately $9,719 over the typical income of accounting graduates.
Every student pursuing a degree in accounting needs to look into Baylor University. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were approximately 231 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting degree program at Baylor University get $13,032 more than the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 195 accounting students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the accounting major at University of Arizona make $7,053 above the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were about 168 accounting students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting program at Texas Christian University make $13,386 above the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 912.9999999999999 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the accounting program earn about $52,346 in their early career salary.
Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #209 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.
There were about 400 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available. Those accounting students who get their degree from The University of Texas at Dallas earn $7,979 more than the typical accounting student.
ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 248 accounting students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Tempe make $5,678 more than the typical accounting student.
Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 161 accounting students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting program at Southern Methodist University make $12,300 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were about 290 accounting students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the accounting degree program at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus get $9,268 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 319 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available. Accounting degree recipients from University of North Texas receive an earnings boost of approximately $7,648 above the average earnings of accounting majors.
Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 426 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available. Those accounting students who get their degree from University of Houston make $3,100 more than the average accounting graduate.
Austin Community College District is a very large public college located in the large city of Austin. This college ranks 20th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 312 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting degree program at Austin Community College District make $3,685 more than the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
OSU is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Stillwater. This university ranks 2nd out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 206 accounting students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the accounting program make an average of $55,931 in the first couple years of their career.
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Located in the large city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 66 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Trinity U in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 77 accounting students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, accounting degree recipients typically earn an average of $51,506 in their early careers.
Rest of the Top Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Accounting School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
