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by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 56,779 people earned their degree in general business/commerce, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. In , general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $45,206 and had an average of $24,177 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 7,856 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,595 and $17,904 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,780 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 72 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. That schools that top this list have a program in general business/commerce in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree general business students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seminole State College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region. Seminole State College is a public institution located in Seminole, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Seminole State College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 216 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 804 associates’s general business 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%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at San Jacinto Community College
Wharton County Junior College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized school located in Wharton, Texas that handed out 69 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 more about General Business/Commerce at Wharton County Junior College
With a ranking of #7, Howard College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Big Spring, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 44 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Howard County Junior College
With a ranking of #8, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, and it awarded 21 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 General Business/Commerce at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad
Temple College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Temple College is a small school located in Temple, Texas that handed out 58 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 General Business/Commerce at Temple College
El Paso Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 General Business/Commerce at El Paso Community College
Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 297 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Full Austin Community College District General Business/Commerce Report
With a ranking of #12, Rose State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. RSC is a public institution located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 69 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Alamogordo, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at New Mexico State University - Alamogordo
With a ranking of #14, Hill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Hillsboro, Texas, this small public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
South Texas College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 258 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at South Texas College
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a medium-sized school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 66 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 University of Texas at Brownsville ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Brownsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at The University of Texas at Brownsville
Texarkana College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texarkana, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 36 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #19, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school handed out 231 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 full report on General Business/Commerce at Collin County Community College District
Blinn College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Blinn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brenham, Texas. It awarded 287 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 full report on General Business/Commerce at Blinn College
Lamar State College - Orange landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar State College - Orange is located in Orange, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 45 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on General Business/Commerce at Lamar State College - Orange
New Mexico Junior College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Junior College is a small public school situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. It awarded 0 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full New Mexico Junior College General Business/Commerce Report
Central Texas College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Killeen, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 57 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Pima Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Pima Community College is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 169 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 General Business/Commerce at Pima Community College
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 13 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
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