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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 403,753 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, business administration & management is the 2nd most popular major in the United States. In , business administration & management graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $49,576 and had an average of $27,873 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 52,251 business administration & management graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,364 and $26,639 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16,390 business administration & management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 106 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business administration & management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their business administration & management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree business administration students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ottawa University - Surprise. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region. Surprise, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s business administration degrees to 35 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Business Administration & Management at Ottawa University - Surprise

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Out of the 106 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UOPX - Texas Business Administration & Management Report

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Amberton University
Garland, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amberton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Amberton is a small school located in Garland, Texas that handed out 85 masters’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Business Administration & Management at Amberton University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American InterContinental University - Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region. AIU Houston is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 18 masters’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Full American InterContinental University - Houston Business Administration & Management Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Health and Science University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region. THSU is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at THSU

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Durant, Oklahoma, and it awarded 365 masters’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

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With a ranking of #7, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Victoria, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s business administration degrees to 253 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Business Administration & Management at University of Houston - Victoria

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 623 degrees to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Business Administration & Management at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 70 masters’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Ottawa University - Phoenix Business Administration & Management Report

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University of Dallas ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. UD is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 115 masters’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.

Full UD Business Administration & Management Report

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Mid-America Christian University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #11, Mid-America Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 85 masters’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Mid-America Christian University

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With a ranking of #12, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 262 masters’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Full University of the Incarnate Word Business Administration & Management Report

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DeVry University - Texas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Irving, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s business administration degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at DeVry University - Texas

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American InterContinental University - Online did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Chandler, Arizona. It awarded 621 masters’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at American InterContinental University - Online

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Southern Nazarene University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Bethany, Oklahoma, and it awarded 117 masters’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Business Administration & Management at Southern Nazarene University

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Wayland Baptist University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Plainview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 117 degrees to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Wayland Baptist University Business Administration & Management Report

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West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Canyon, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 254 diplomas to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read more about Business Administration & Management at West Texas A&M University

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DeVry University - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2021-2022.

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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full DeVry University - Arizona Business Administration & Management Report

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With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s business administration degrees to 260 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Permian Basin Business Administration & Management Report

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Texas A&M University - Texarkana landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texarkana, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s business administration degrees to 48 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Business Administration & Management at Texas A&M University - Texarkana

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Concordia University, Texas landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 67 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Business Administration & Management at Concordia University, Texas

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University of Houston - Downtown came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s business administration degrees to 392 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UH Downtown Business Administration & Management Report

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 492 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Business Administration & Management at TWU

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With a ranking of #24, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s business administration degrees to 295 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at The University of Texas at Tyler

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