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2023 Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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479 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 23,510 people earned their degree in management science, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,401 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 479 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in management science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great management science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the management science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 11 Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 150 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also took the #1 spot in our “Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 34,742 students enrolled at The University of Texas at San Antonio, 3,565 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,847 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,531. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at San Antonio]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-san-antonio/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying management science list, UNT has also earned the # rank in our “Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,038 of the 40,953 students enrolled at University of North Texas were GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Texas]](/colleges/university-of-north-texas/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 82 degrees to qualified bachelors’s management science students in 2020-2021.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 28,669 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Dallas, 752 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,706. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 90%.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Veteran Student Life Report

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s management science degrees to qualified students.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University, 7,172 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at Grand Canyon University]](/colleges/grand-canyon-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Oral Roberts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oral Roberts University is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s management science degrees to qualified students.

ORU also made our “Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7.Among the 4,317 students enrolled at Oral Roberts University, 135 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 76 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,157. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oral Roberts University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

LeTourneau University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s list. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s management science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

LETU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed # on our “Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 3,122 students enrolled at LeTourneau University, 106 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,229. To help with additional expenses, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durant, Oklahoma. It awarded 45 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 5,607 students enrolled at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 265 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 152 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,866. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southeastern Oklahoma State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Wesleyan University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas Wesleyan University is a small school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 30 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas Wesleyan also took the #9 spot in our “Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 2,197 students enrolled at Texas Wesleyan University, 125 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,969. On top of their other funding sources, 30 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Wesleyan]](/colleges/texas-wesleyan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

Trinity University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

Trinity U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 2,677 students enrolled at Trinity University, 60 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,325. In addition to receiving other benefits, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Hardin - Simmons University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

Hardin - Simmons also took the #8 spot in our “Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Hardin - Simmons supports 2,128 students, and 125 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 66 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,160. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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