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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
163 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 11,008 people earned their degree in entrepreneurial studies, making the major the 117th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, entrepreneurial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,665 and had an average of $25,440 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,094 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,914 and $31,273 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 163 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in entrepreneurial studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent entrepreneurial studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the entrepreneurial studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree entrepreneurship students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s entrepreneurship students in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree entrepreneurship students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Dallas has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Victoria. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UH Victoria is located in Victoria, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

UH Victoria also took the #8 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Victoria are $15,466, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 28 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons also made our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons University are $14,320.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to 64 students in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

Houston Baptist University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Houston Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HBU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at HBU are $12,650, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, East Texas Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s entrepreneurship students in 2019-2020.

East Texas Baptist University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies 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.

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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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