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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 840,408 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , business, management & marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $48,576 and had an average of $26,104 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 108,108 business, management & marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,046 and $24,270 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 49,501 business, management & marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 153 colleges that offer a degree in business, management & marketing. That schools that top this list have a program in business, management & marketing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Quinn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region. University of Phoenix - Texas is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees to qualified students.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wiley College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
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DeVry University - Texas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Irving, Texas, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Jarvis Christian College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Hawkins, Texas, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s business, management & marketing 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%.
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Texas College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
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Southwestern Christian University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Arizona Christian University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona Christian University is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Mid-America Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. MACU is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 103 bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees 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%.
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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. AIU Online is located in Chandler, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,157 bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees to qualified students.
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%.
American InterContinental University - Houston landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s business, management & marketing 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%.
Southern Nazarene University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SNU is located in Bethany, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 161 bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees to qualified 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%.
Wade College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Wade College is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,133 bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 352 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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Dallas Christian College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing 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 business, management & marketing degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Dallas Christian College Business, Management & Marketing Report
University of Houston - Victoria landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing 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 289 bachelors’s business, management & marketing 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%.
Full University of Houston - Victoria Business, Management & Marketing Report
Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 179 bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees 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%.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 6,044 bachelors’s business, management & marketing 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%.
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Wayland Baptist University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees to 252 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Oklahoma Wesleyan University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Bartlesville, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees to 75 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
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Texas A & M University - Central Texas ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 148 bachelors’s business, management & marketing 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%.
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University of Houston landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s business, management & marketing degrees to 2,293 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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