Ranked #130 in popularity, business economics is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for business economics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 347 degrees in business economics annually.
The business economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Business Economics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Business Economics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Texas list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of business economics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Baylor University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in business economics. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were about 65 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.
The University of Texas at San Antonio is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in business economics. UTSA is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Antonio. This university ranks 23rd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 42 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat University of North Texas if you wish to pursue a degree in business economics. UNT is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.
The University of Texas at El Paso is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in business economics. UTEP is a fairly large public university located in the city of El Paso. This university ranks 49th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 36 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 39th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 6 business economics students who graduated with this degree at SFASU in the most recent year we have data available.
Texas State is a very large public university located in the city of San Marcos. A Best Colleges rank of #396 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.
There were about 38 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.
UT Arlington is a very large public university located in the city of Arlington. A Best Colleges rank of #304 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Arlington is a great university overall.
There were about 41 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 78th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 22 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Lamar University in the most recent year we have data available.
West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Canyon. This university ranks 77th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 8 business economics students who graduated with this degree at West Texas A&M University in the most recent data year.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
The business economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Business Economics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Business Economics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
