Dallas, TX (population: 1,304,930) has seven accounting schools within its city limits. Southern Methodist University, the highest ranked school in the city with an accounting program, has a total student population of 10,891. It is the 976th highest ranked school in the USA and the 43rd highest in the state of Texas (#1 is Rice University).
Accounting students from Dallas schools who go on to become accountants, finance accountants, forensic accountants, tax accountants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Financial analysts make on average $85,240 per year and there are about 235,240 of them employed in the US today.
Dallas lies in Dallas county, which is one of the 154 counties in Texas. Overall, the Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan area has 2,047,600 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $22.17/hr average worker wage, and a $46,110 average annual salary.
Of the 7 accounting schools in Dallas, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Southern Methodist University comes out as the most expensive ($28,682/yr) for accounting students, with El Centro College as the lowest, reported at only $5,469/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Dallas |
| Mesquite | TX | 134,509 | 2 | 15.1606 | 53 | 10.0 miles |
| Garland | TX | 220,597 | 5 | 20.3828 | 26 | 11.6 miles |
| Irving | TX | 206,798 | 5 | 26.9216 | 138 | 12.6 miles |
| Rowlett | TX | 57,581 | 0 | - | 0 | 15.2 miles |
| Carrollton | TX | 130,013 | 4 | 29.2073 | 85 | 15.8 miles |
| Grand Prairie | TX | 167,767 | 3 | 23.6315 | 22 | 16.1 miles |
| University | MS | - | 1 | 33.9448 | 106 | 17.4 miles |
| Plano | TX | 282,016 | 1 | 11.5039 | 67 | 18.0 miles |
| Grapevine | TX | 51,993 | 0 | - | 0 | 19.9 miles |
| Lewisville | TX | 108,843 | 0 | - | 0 | 21.2 miles |
| Arlington | TX | 385,024 | 17 | 27.7925 | 325 | 22.1 miles |
| Allen | TX | 90,456 | 0 | - | 0 | 22.9 miles |
| Frisco | TX | 114,533 | 0 | - | 0 | 24.3 miles |
| Flower Mound | TX | 72,721 | 0 | - | 0 | 24.9 miles |
| Mansfield | TX | 51,237 | 5 | 21.6558 | 95 | 25.4 miles |
| North Richland Hills | TX | 67,133 | 1 | 26.4697 | 12 | 26.6 miles |
| Keller | TX | 41,437 | 0 | - | 0 | 28.4 miles |
| Forth Worth | TX | - | 3 | 11.7915 | 4 | 32.4 miles |
| Fort Worth | TX | 751,149 | 10 | 30.6263 | 324 | 33.3 miles |
| Denton | TX | 127,364 | 2 | 47.1819 | 284 | 35.8 miles |
| Corsicana | TX | - | 1 | 14.4403 | 62 | 51.2 miles |
| Durant | OK | - | 3 | 29.6864 | 92 | 86.4 miles |
| Tyler | TX | 101,017 | 4 | 24.7884 | 222 | 91.4 miles |
| Paris | TX | - | 2 | 22.8036 | 81 | 92.6 miles |
| Ardmore | OK | - | 1 | 18.2326 | 23 | 98.1 miles |