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New Braunfels, Texas has 15 accredited schools offering forensic accounting programs, with tuition ranging from $3,412 to $53,676 per year for indexed programs. New Braunfels has a population of about 116,477. In the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, the top-earning forensic accounting-related role is Detective and Criminal Investigator at a median $83,830 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer forensic accounting programs near New Braunfels, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from New Braunfels city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Texas schools on the Texas forensic accounting page.
New Braunfels is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area (BLS area code 41700). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountant and Auditor | $78,650 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $83,052 |
| Financial Examiner | $73,080 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $77,170 |
| Detective and Criminal Investigator | $83,830 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $88,522 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 94.7 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 15 accredited schools offering forensic accounting programs near New Braunfels. The closest is Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, TX (11.8 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Saint Edward’s University (42.5 miles). 10 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying forensic accounting-related roles near New Braunfels are: Detective and Criminal Investigator ($83,830), Accountant and Auditor ($78,650), Financial Examiner ($73,080). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Cibolo, TX is 10.8 miles from New Braunfels and has its own set of local forensic accounting programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
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Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.