by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 110 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for business, management & marketing students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 49,933 bachelor's degrees in business, management & marketing to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of business, management & marketing for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality business, management & marketing program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for business, management & marketing students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Texas A&M University - College Station
The University of Texas at Austin is a great option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from The University of Texas at Austin
Arizona State University - Tempe is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Phoenix - Arizona is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from University of Phoenix - Arizona
SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Southern Methodist University
Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Texas Tech University
University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tucson.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from University of Arizona
Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Baylor University
TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Texas Christian University
University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Norman.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Arizona State University - Skysong
UT Dallas is a very large public university located in the city of Richardson.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from The University of Texas at Dallas
NAU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Northern Arizona University
Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
UNT is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denton.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from University of North Texas
UH is a very large public university located in the large city of Houston.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from University of Houston
Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Grand Canyon University
UTSA is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Antonio.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from The University of Texas at San Antonio
Texas State is a very large public university located in the city of San Marcos.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Texas State University
Located in the small city of Prescott, Embry-Riddle Prescott is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott
AIU Online is a large private for-profit university located in the large city of Chandler.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from American InterContinental University - Online
Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Antonio.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Trinity University
Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | DeVry University - Texas | Irving, TX |
| 24 | Southwestern University | Georgetown, TX |
| 25 | University of Dallas | Irving, TX |
| 26 | University of New Mexico - Main Campus | Albuquerque, NM |
| 27 | Southern Nazarene University | Bethany, OK |
| 28 | University of Phoenix - Texas | Dallas, TX |
| 29 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX |
| 30 | University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio, TX |
| 31 | South Texas College | McAllen, TX |
| 32 | University of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK |
| 33 | Saint Edward’s University | Austin, TX |
| 34 | Dallas Baptist University | Dallas, TX |
| 35 | LeTourneau University | Longview, TX |
| 36 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville, TX |
Explore the best business, management & marketing schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 35 | 28,375 |
| Arizona | 33 | 15,432 |
| Oklahoma | 32 | 4,815 |
| New Mexico | 31 | 1,171 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 20,403 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 6,257 |
| Marketing | 6,124 |
| Accounting | 5,867 |
| General Business/Commerce | 2,155 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 1,801 |
| Management Information Systems | 1,652 |
| Human Resource Management | 1,390 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 761 |
| Hospitality Management | 739 |