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 Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 12,241 people earned their degree in entrepreneurial studies, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States. In , entrepreneurial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $43,057 and had an average of $24,574 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,051 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,812 and $25,463 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 645 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in entrepreneurial studies. That schools that top this list have a program in entrepreneurial studies 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 Entrepreneurship 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 Entrepreneurship 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 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 73 degrees to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Edward’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region. St. Edward’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’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%.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Dallas Baptist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
McMurry University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s entrepreneurship 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%.
University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 77 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’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%.
With a ranking of #10, Lamar University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees 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%.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 123 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Grand Canyon University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 #13, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It awarded 0 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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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Sam Houston State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
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 Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
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 did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Oklahoma Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. OKWU or OWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s 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%.
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Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s entrepreneurship 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%.
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St. Mary’s University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 0 students 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%.
With a ranking of #18, University of North Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT Dallas is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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