by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 416,590 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, business administration and management is the 2nd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, business administration and management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,927 and had an average of $25,277 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 50,132 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,070 and $24,103 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 239 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business administration and management. To top this list, a school must have a successful business administration and management program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 239 schools in the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12,225 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Business Administration & Management Report
Out of the 239 schools in the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s business administration degrees to 3,345 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 full report on Business Administration & Management at Grand Canyon University
Out of the 239 schools in the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #3 spot on the list. American InterContinental University - Online is a private for-profit institution located in Schaumburg, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,665 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at AIU Online
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 1,016 degrees to qualified ’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at UT Arlington
Out of the 239 schools in the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 989 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at Houston Community College
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 877 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at Texas A&M College Station
With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 765 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 873 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 815 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at ASU - Tempe
University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 939 degrees to qualified ’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at UH Downtown
University of Houston ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 638 ’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 617 diplomas to qualified ’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 556 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of the Incarnate Word landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of the Incarnate Word is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 549 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of the Incarnate Word Business Administration & Management Report
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 546 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Texas Woman’s University
With a ranking of #16, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 540 ’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at ASU - Skysong
With a ranking of #17, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 540 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 532 ’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Texas State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 524 diplomas to qualified ’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Texas State
Wayland Baptist University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Plainview, Texas, and it awarded 506 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Wayland Baptist University
University of North Texas landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 483 ’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at University of North Texas
Northern Arizona University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s business administration degrees to 491 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at Northern Arizona University
With a ranking of #23, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 466 ’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Arizona Business Administration & Management Report
Texas Tech University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 480 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Full Texas Tech University Business Administration & Management Report
West Texas A&M University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Canyon, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 404 diplomas to qualified ’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at West Texas A&M University
Not only did these schools make the top 36 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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