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Economics is the 19th most popular major in the country with 47,809 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , economics graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $48,722 and had an average of $21,489 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,794 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,930 and $20,312 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,043 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 35 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in economics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in economics.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree economics students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region. Austin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sherman, Texas. It awarded 25 bachelors’s economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. Trinity U is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 38 bachelors’s economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 160 bachelors’s economics degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 75 bachelors’s economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 111 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s economics students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Southwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Georgetown, Texas, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Chickasha, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s economics students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 340 bachelors’s economics degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Tulsa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s economics students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 181 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 294 bachelors’s economics degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
University of Arizona ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 129 bachelors’s economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Dallas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irving, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 ranking of #14, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, 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.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 190 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s economics students in 2021-2022.
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 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%.
With a ranking of #16, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s economics students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s economics degrees to 44 students 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%.
With a ranking of #18, University of St. Thomas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s economics students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Saint Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hardin - Simmons University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s economics 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%.
The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 56 bachelors’s economics degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Lubbock Christian University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s economics degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. St. Mary’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s 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%.
University of North Texas ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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