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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2021-2022, 51,658 people earned their degree in finance, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6,353 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,847 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 73 colleges that offered a degree in finance. That schools that top this list have a program in finance in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree finance students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 285 bachelors’s 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full SMU Finance Report

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Austin College
Sherman, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region. Austin College is located in Sherman, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read full report on Finance at Austin College

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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 Finance Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 212 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.

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 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 Finance at TCU

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Out of the 73 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s finance 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%.

Read full report on Finance at University of Tulsa

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Out of the 73 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. Abilene Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Finance at Abilene Christian

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University of St. Thomas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of St. Thomas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 25 bachelors’s finance 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 UST Finance Report

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

Trinity University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. Trinity University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 44 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 92%.

Read more about Finance at Trinity U

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With a ranking of #8, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 171 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.

Read more about Finance at University of Houston - Downtown

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With a ranking of #9, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s finance 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%.

Full St. Edward’s University Finance Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 412 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance 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 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%.

Read full report on Finance at University of Houston

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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #11, St. Mary’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. St. Mary’s University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.

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 Finance at St. Mary’s

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With a ranking of #12, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance students 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%.

Read more about Finance at University of Houston - Victoria

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 196 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Read full report on Finance at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Texas Wesleyan is a small school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Finance at Texas Wesleyan

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The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 261 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.

Read more about Finance at UT Dallas

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University of North Texas at Dallas landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s finance 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%.

Read full report on Finance at UNT Dallas

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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Finance at UCO

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Baylor University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 181 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance 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.

Full Baylor Finance Report

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With a ranking of #19, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 194 bachelors’s finance 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%.

Read full report on Finance at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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MSU Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas

MSU Texas ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. Wichita Falls, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 41 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full MSU Texas Finance Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 210 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Finance at Texas State

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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 122 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Finance at The University of Texas at El Paso

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University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s finance 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%.

Read more about Finance at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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East Texas Baptist University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. East Texas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marshall, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Finance at East Texas Baptist University

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Dallas Baptist University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.

Full Dallas Baptist University Finance Report

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