by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended 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 2020-2021, 99,265 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 12,599 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,367 and $25,458 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 170 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in accounting.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region accounting students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 1,197 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 534 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Out of the 170 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 560 degrees to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Accounting at Texas A&M University - College Station
Out of the 170 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 506 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 170 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 440 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 The University of Texas at Dallas
Grand Canyon University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 339 degrees to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 332 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 326 diplomas to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 277 diplomas to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Texas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 262 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 262 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 250 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Accounting at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 244 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 237 ’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
University of Houston - Downtown landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 232 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Accounting at University of Houston - Downtown
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 218 students in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 214 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 208 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 228 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 193 ’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Sam Houston State University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 151 ’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 148 ’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Methodist University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 144 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #24, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 125 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
With a ranking of #25, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 123 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Stephen F Austin State University
Not only did these schools make the top 26 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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