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2025 Best Business Economics Schools in the Southwest Region

13 Colleges in the Southwest Region
533 Business Economics Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in business economics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #130 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 13 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business Economics Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 533 degrees in business economics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Business Economics School

Best Business Economics Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of business economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Business Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Business Economics
Master's Degrees in Business Economics
Doctor's Degrees in Business Economics

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Business Economics Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Business Economics in the Southwest Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the business economics degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Business Economics

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
65 Business Economics Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in business economics needs to look into Baylor University. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were roughly 65 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
52 Business Economics Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in business economics needs to check out University of Arizona. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were about 52 business economics students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK
36 Business Economics Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in business economics needs to look into University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.

There were about 36 business economics students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OK

Every student who is interested in business economics has to check out Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. OSU is a very large public university located in the town of Stillwater. This university ranks 2nd out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were roughly 26 business economics students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
48 Business Economics Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #221 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NAU is a great university overall.

There were about 48 business economics students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
42 Business Economics Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 42 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.

There were about 23 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX
36 Business Economics Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 49th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 36 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TX

SFASU is a large public university located in the town of Nacogdoches. This university ranks 39th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 6 business economics students who graduated with this degree at SFASU in the most recent data year.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
38 Business Economics Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 38 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Business Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best business economics colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 387
Arizona 670 85
Oklahoma 565 85

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