2022 Best Value Colleges for Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management is the 424th most popular major in the country with 1,097 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 433 purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$7,044 Average Net Price

$46,397 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 325 ’s purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,044 for Southwest Region Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full ASU - Tempe Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Report

#2

University of Houston - Downtown

Houston, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$5,065 Average Net Price

$40,287 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 85 diplomas to qualified ’s purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management students in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Downtown is $5,065 for Southwest Region Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management at UH Downtown

• Best Value Colleges for Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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