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2025 Best Accounting Schools in Texas

59 Colleges in Texas
7,786 Accounting Degrees Awarded
$55,065 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in accounting, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 59 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for accounting students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 7,786 degrees in accounting to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Accounting School

Best Accounting Schools in Texas Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Accounting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Accounting Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Accounting
Bachelor's Degrees in Accounting
Master's Degrees in Accounting
Doctor's Degrees in Accounting

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Accounting Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Accounting in Texas

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the accounting degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Texas Schools in Accounting

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
505 Accounting Degrees Awarded
$68,386 Median Starting Salary

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best 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 fairly 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 approximately 505 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Accounting degree recipients from Texas A&M University - College Station receive an earnings boost of approximately $13,321 over the average income of accounting graduates.

More information about a degree in accounting from Texas A&M University - College Station

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
438 Accounting Degrees Awarded
$70,911 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in accounting needs to look into The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large 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 schools 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 year we have data available. Accounting degree recipients from The University of Texas at Austin receive an earnings boost of around $15,846 above the average income of accounting graduates.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Accounting Program Name

If you have a knack for numbers and want a career that allows you to use your skills in the business field, consider the online Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree program at Southern New Hampshire University.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
351 Accounting Degrees Awarded
7.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in accounting has to take a look at Texas Tech University. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were roughly 351 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting degree program at Texas Tech University get $9,719 above the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
231 Accounting Degrees Awarded
$68,097 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in accounting needs to check out Baylor University. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were about 231 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from Baylor University receive $13,032 more than the typical accounting grad.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
168 Accounting Degrees Awarded
25.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 168 accounting students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from Texas Christian University earn $13,386 more than the typical accounting grad.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
400 Accounting Degrees Awarded
$63,044 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a very 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 approximately 400 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available. Accounting degree recipients from The University of Texas at Dallas receive an earnings boost of about $7,979 above the average earnings of accounting majors.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
161 Accounting Degrees Awarded
10.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 161 accounting students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from Southern Methodist University earn $12,300 more than the average accounting grad.

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Associates Degree Type
AS in Accounting Program Name

Break into the accounting field with the skills you need to succeed with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
319 Accounting Degrees Awarded
17.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.

There were approximately 319 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting program at University of North Texas make $7,648 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
426 Accounting Degrees Awarded
$58,164 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were approximately 426 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available. Accounting degree recipients from University of Houston earn a boost of about $3,100 over the average income of accounting majors.

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10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
312 Accounting Degrees Awarded
53.8% Growth in Graduates

Austin Community College District is a fairly 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. Those accounting students who get their degree from Austin Community College District receive $3,685 more than the typical accounting grad.

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Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
31st Most Popular In TX
66 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Located in the 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 approximately 66 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Trinity U in the most recent data year.

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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 Texas award.

Rank College Location
12 El Centro College Dallas, TX
13 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
14 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
15 Houston Community College Houston, TX
16 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
17 Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, TX
18 Saint Edward’s University Austin, TX
19 University of Houston - Downtown Houston, TX

Best Accounting Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 287 1,967
Oklahoma 257 1,069
New Mexico 219 223

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Accounting is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Accounting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 6,990
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 529
Accounting and Finance 142
Accounting and Business/Management 82
Auditing 34
Other Accounting and Related Services 9

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 25,513
General Business/Commerce 5,534
Finance & Financial Management 4,999
Marketing 4,309
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 3,007
Management Information Systems 1,500
Hospitality Management 1,351
Human Resource Management 1,319
Business Support & Assistant Services 1,221
Real Estate 1,022

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