2021 Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
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Finding the Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer a bachelor's in economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great economics programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the economics program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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 Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
The University of Texas at Austin has taken the #1 spot in this year's economics ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. About 3,479 of the students at UT Austin are attending part time.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Methodist University. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. SMU also made our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 912 of SMU students are exclusively distance learners. 3,019 students are part time.
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University of Arizona landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson. University of Arizona also made our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,642 part time students in attendance at University of Arizona.
Read full report on Economics at University of Arizona
Arizona State University - Tempe comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population. ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. About 8,480 of the students at ASU - Tempe are attending part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman. University of Oklahoma not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southwest Region list.
About 1.2% of University of Oklahoma students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. About 6,082 of the students at University of Oklahoma are attending part time.
Read full report on Economics at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
The University of Texas at Arlington comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. There are roughly 22,217 part time students in attendance at UT Arlington.
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University of Houston landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 26,121 students take at least one class online at UH. 13,663 of UH students are attending part time.
Read full report on Economics at University of Houston
Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Dallas as the #9 school in this year's rankings. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 10,632 students at UT Dallas that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,977 part time students in attendance at UT Dallas.
Full Economics at The University of Texas at Dallas Report
Texas Tech University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,077 part time students in attendance at Texas Tech.
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