Texas Tech University Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting: 2027 Review

Score

63.0 of 100

Cost (20%)

5.4 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

7.6 of 10

Completion (15%)

5.0 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

0.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

10.0 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

9.4 of 10

Credits

120

Format

On Campus

Time to Finish

48 to 60 months

Accreditation

AACSB (confirmed on the official list)

AACSB Accounting

Accounting accreditation listed by AACSB

See exactly how we score on the methodology page. We checked the school's figures on October 8, 2026.

Texas Tech runs an accounting-only recruiting event called Meet the Firms, where third-year students interview for senior-year internships with public accounting firms. The Lyons School of Accounting also lets you add a master's through a 150-credit path finished within five years.

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting is taught by the Terry Lyons School of Accounting inside the Rawls College of Business in Lubbock, Texas. You'll take classes on the Lubbock campus. Texas Tech is a public university.

• Students aiming for a Big 4 internship: Meet the Firms is open to third-year accounting students and draws the Big 4 and other national firms.
• Future certified public accountant (CPA) candidates who want 150 hours: the BBA-to-master's path adds a master's with an Audit or Taxation concentration.
• Tax-minded students: you can begin with the individual taxation course as an undergraduate and move into partnership and estate tax in the Taxation concentration.
• Students who want time abroad: you can take Managerial Accounting in Rome.

You'll start with Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting in the second year. In the third year, Intermediate Accounting I covers net income, corporations, current assets and investments. The individual taxation course studies the Internal Revenue Code for individual taxpayers along with basic tax planning.

Principles of Auditing introduces you to audit theory, the audit process and auditor judgment. A one-credit Seminar in Professional Practice sits in the third-year fall. On the 150-credit path you pick Audit or Taxation. Audit includes Auditing Theory and Practice and Advanced Data and Analytics for Accountants.

Taxation includes Advanced Income Taxation and Estate and Gift Taxation.

The BBA is 120 credits, and the university says most students finish in four years, depending on transfer credits and course load. The accelerated BBA-to-master's path totals 150 credits and awards both degrees within five years. You'll apply after 100 hours of undergraduate work, usually in your fourth year.

Graduate study starts in the fall (preferred) or spring of year four. If you have nine or fewer undergraduate hours left when you start, you graduate in May of year five. That route covers the 150 total hours Texas asks for before the CPA exam.

Texas Tech reports about $708 per credit in federal data. The Lyons School of Accounting also lists scholarships for accounting students for 2025-2026.

Classes meet on the Lubbock campus. The accelerated program runs fall, spring and summer terms across five years. The Rawls Career Management Center and the Snyder Center for Human Skills in Business help you with resumes and communication.

The Lyons School of Accounting holds AACSB accounting accreditation, which the school says fewer than 200 programs worldwide have earned. The BBA includes accounting coursework toward the Texas CPA exam requirements, and the master's adds a CPA Exam Review class. The school says the program prepares you to score above the national average.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

Students on a Texas Tech Reddit community often point to Meet the Firms, and one student said it led to a Big 4 internship. An alumnus credited the Rawls career services for a public accounting offer. Students describe knowledgeable professors, free tutoring and study groups, and a learning center that helps.

A master's student quoted by the school said the faculty kept classes engaging and left them prepared for the CPA exam. Niche, in its 2026 rankings reported by the college, placed Rawls No. 42 for accounting and finance in America and No. 6 in Texas.

• When should I apply for the BBA-to-master's path, and which concentration fits my goals?
• Which firms recruit at Meet the Firms in a typical year?
• How do I qualify to declare accounting as my major?
• How does the CPA Exam Review class fit into the master's schedule?
• Which accounting scholarships can I apply for as a new student?

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