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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Southwest Region

100 Ranked Colleges
6,275 Degrees Awarded
$44,789 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 93,982 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $48,323 and had an average of $24,511 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 11,526 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,942 and $22,967 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,275 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 100 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. That schools that top this list have a program in accounting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 100 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Downtown landed the #1 spot on the list. UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 272 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Houston - Downtown Accounting Report

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Mid-America Christian University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Out of the 100 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-America Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. MACU is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 17 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting at MACU

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Paul Quinn College
Dallas, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Quinn College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Paul Quinn College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Accounting at Paul Quinn College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - San Antonio. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M San Antonio Accounting Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 109 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at UH Clear Lake

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

Trinity University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 39 students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Accounting at Trinity U

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University of Houston - Victoria did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Houston - Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UH Victoria Accounting Report

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With a ranking of #8, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. NSU is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 75 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting at NSU

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 32 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Permian Basin Accounting Report

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University of North Texas at Dallas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas at Dallas is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting at University of North Texas at Dallas

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Wiley College
Marshall, Texas

Wiley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Accounting at Wiley College

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With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 60 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M International University Accounting Report

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Southwestern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Keene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Southwestern Adventist University Accounting Report

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Abilene Christian University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 19 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting at Abilene Christian

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Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting at Oklahoma Baptist University

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 187 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 156 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting at UTEP

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 171 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Accounting Report

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Baylor University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 148 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Baylor University Accounting Report

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Texas A&M University - Texarkana ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Texarkana is a small school located in Texarkana, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M University - Texarkana Accounting Report

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Oklahoma Christian University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at OC

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 269 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at UH

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 215 students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting at UT Dallas

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Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Bartlesville, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full OKWU or OWU Accounting Report

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