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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
163 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,343 people earned their degree in entrepreneurship, making the major the 151st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 911 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 163 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in entrepreneurship. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality entrepreneurship programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the entrepreneurship program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree entrepreneurial studies students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.

Full UT Dallas Entrepreneurship Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree entrepreneurial studies students with aid list, OSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University - College Station

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Victoria. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UH Victoria is located in Victoria, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

UH Victoria did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Victoria are $15,466, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at University of Houston - Victoria

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Houston Baptist University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

HBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Houston Baptist University are $12,650.

Full Houston Baptist University Entrepreneurship Report

#7 in overall quality

Hardin - Simmons University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified masters’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons University are $14,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at Hardin - Simmons

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, East Texas Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2019-2020.

East Texas Baptist University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Texas Baptist University are $7,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full East Texas Baptist University Entrepreneurship Report

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 64 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at SMU

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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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