by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Entrepreneurial Studies is the 120th most popular major in the country with 12,241 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 41 colleges that offered a degree in entrepreneurial studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their entrepreneurial studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region entrepreneurship 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 Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 8 ’s entrepreneurship degrees 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 Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region. East Texas Baptist University is located in Marshall, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 25 ’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at East Texas Baptist University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 74 ’s entrepreneurship degrees 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.
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s entrepreneurship degrees to 50 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Texas Christian University
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools 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 a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 20 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
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Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s entrepreneurship degrees to 12 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%.
Full Saint Edward’s University Entrepreneurial Studies Report
University of Advancing Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified ’s entrepreneurship students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Houston - Victoria landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Victoria is located in Victoria, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 ’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mohave Community College is a public institution located in Kingman, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship 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 57 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Entrepreneurial Studies Report
Langston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Langston, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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McMurry University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. McMurray University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 2 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 77 ’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%.
University of Arizona came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship 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 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%.
Northland Pioneer College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. NPC is a small school located in Holbrook, Arizona that handed out 9 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
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Lamar University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s entrepreneurship students 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%.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 140 diplomas to qualified ’s entrepreneurship students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #18, Houston Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston Baptist University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 ’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Houston Baptist University
Eastern Arizona College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Eastern Arizona College is a public institution located in Thatcher, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Grand Canyon University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 104 ’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%.
Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Grand Canyon University
With a ranking of #21, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s entrepreneurship degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sam Houston State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s entrepreneurship degrees to 12 students 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%.
Full Sam Houston State University Entrepreneurial Studies Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 21 ’s entrepreneurship 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%.
University of Houston landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified ’s entrepreneurship 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 #25, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 23 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, 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 93%.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Texas A&M College Station
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