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

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

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 304 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in finance. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in finance.

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

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

Top 20 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Christian University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 15 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%.

Read full report on Finance at OC

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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 75 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full West Texas A&M University Finance Report

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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #3 spot on the list. University of the Southwest is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. It awarded 1 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Finance at University of the Southwest

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance 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 masters’s finance degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.

Read more about Finance at DBU

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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 33 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Finance at Texas A&M Commerce

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Aspen University
Phoenix, Arizona

Aspen University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 3 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

Full Aspen University Finance Report

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 64 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Finance at University of Oklahoma

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University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Finance Report

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 144 masters’s finance 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%.

Full UTSA Finance Report

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 62 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 more about Finance at Texas A&M University - College Station

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2021-2022.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Finance at Texas Tech University

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 1 masters’s finance 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%.

Read full report on Finance at University of Tulsa

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With a ranking of #13, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UOPX - Arizona Finance Report

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With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 261 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Finance Report

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University of North Texas ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 190 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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

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With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 122 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Finance Report

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Southern Methodist University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 285 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.

Full SMU Finance Report

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

LeTourneau University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. LeTourneau University is located in Longview, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read full report on Finance at LeTourneau University

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Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OLLU is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s finance 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%.

Full Our Lady of the Lake University Finance Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 412 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.

Full University of Houston Finance Report

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