by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Entrepreneurship is the 158th most popular major in the country with 8,911 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 898 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 636 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in entrepreneurship. That schools that top this list have a program in entrepreneurship in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Quinn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 73 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 50 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Edward’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Saint Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 12 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees 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 Entrepreneurship at Saint Edward’s University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Entrepreneurship at Dallas Baptist University
With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #7, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
University of Arizona landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 49 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Entrepreneurship at University of Arizona
Lamar University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 123 degrees to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Grand Canyon University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 104 degrees to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Sam Houston State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Entrepreneurship Report
University of Houston landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Texas at Dallas came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Entrepreneurship at University of North Texas at Dallas
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Stephen F Austin State University Entrepreneurship Report
Oklahoma Wesleyan University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OKWU or OWU is a small school located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma that handed out 0 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #17, St. Mary’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. St. Mary’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees 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 full report on Entrepreneurship at St. Mary’s University
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