2023 Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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With all of the options veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
General Economics is the 29th most popular major in the country with 28,837 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,426 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,105 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in general economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general economics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general economics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 19 Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 283 bachelors’s general economics degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 225 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.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. During this same period, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 161 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general economics students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 202 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Houston supports 47,090 students, and 1,382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 730 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,264. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UH]](/colleges/university-of-houston/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general economics degrees to 96 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas Christian University supports 11,379 students, and 520 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 405 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,096. On top of their other funding sources, 343 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 Texas Christian University Veteran Student Life Report
Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 77 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Texas Tech University supports 40,322 students, and 1,242 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 630 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 195 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 12,373 students enrolled at Southern Methodist University, 327 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. On top of their other funding sources, 103 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Methodist University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 55 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
UNM also made our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14.According to our most recent data, UNM supports 22,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 354 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying general economics list, UT Austin has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general economics students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying general economics list, UNT has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNT supports 40,953 students, and 2,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,999. To help with additional expenses, 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 UNT]](/colleges/university-of-north-texas/student-life/veterans/)
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s ranking. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general economics degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 752 of the 28,669 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Dallas were GI Bill® students, of which 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,706. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Texas State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,559 of the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State were GI Bill® students, of which 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas State University]](/colleges/texas-state-university-san-marcos/student-life/veterans/)
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general economics degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 48,072 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington, 2,109 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,630. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 UT Arlington Veteran Student Life Report
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s ranking. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s general economics degrees to qualified students.
OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU, 1,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,226. In addition to receiving other benefits, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Rice supports 7,643 students, and 157 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 80 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,656. During this same period, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rice]](/colleges/rice-university/student-life/veterans/)
Saint Edward’s University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s general economics degrees to qualified students.
St. Edward’s University also took the #19 spot in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Saint Edward’s University supports 3,591 students, and 170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 141 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $28,263. In addition to receiving other benefits, 79 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 St. Edward’s University]](/colleges/saint-edwards-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #17, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 14,227 students enrolled at NMSU Main Campus, 620 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New Mexico State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #20 spot in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 32,441 students enrolled at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 871 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,560. On top of their other funding sources, 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%.
Full UT Rio Grande Valley Veteran Student Life Report
Trinity University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Economics for a Bachelor’s ranking. Trinity University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 41 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Trinity U, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 60 of the 2,677 students enrolled at Trinity University were GI Bill® students, of which 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,325. To help with additional expenses, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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