by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 8,911 people earned their degree in entrepreneurship, making the major the 158th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 898 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 35 colleges that offered a degree in entrepreneurship. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in entrepreneurship.
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The entrepreneurial studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region entrepreneurial studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Quinn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Texas Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Marshall, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 74 ’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #4 spot on the list. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 50 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 20 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Saint Edward’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Saint Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 12 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Advancing Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Advancing Technology is a small school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 6 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Advancing Technology Entrepreneurship Report
University of Houston - Victoria ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Victoria, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 10 students 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%.
Mohave Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Kingman, Arizona, this small public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified ’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees 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%.
Langston University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Langston, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 77 ’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%.
University of Arizona came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northland Pioneer College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NPC is a public institution located in Holbrook, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Lamar University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
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 #16, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 131 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Houston Baptist University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Baptist University is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 8 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Grand Canyon University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 104 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees 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 ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s entrepreneurial studies students 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%.
With a ranking of #20, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified ’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%.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 21 ’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%.
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University of Houston ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 23 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 full report on Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M College Station
The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #25, Aspen University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 0 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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