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2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

107 Ranked Colleges
15,863 Degrees Awarded
$13,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking.

General Business Administration and Management is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 343,202 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Southwest region, there were 42,385 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 15,863 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 107 colleges that offered a degree in general business administration and management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business administration and management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general business administration and management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management in the Southwest Region

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 5,614 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,944 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students per year to attend UOPX - Arizona.

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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 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,237 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students per year to attend University of Phoenix - Texas.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#20 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and it awarded 701 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Online also took the #20 spot in our “Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend AIU Online is $12,585 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students.

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#16 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business administration students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students.

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#25 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 117 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Permian Basin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is $10,092 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration students.

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#6

South Texas College

McAllen, Texas

South Texas College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in McAllen, Texas, and it awarded 266 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $1,174 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students per year to attend South Texas College.

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With a ranking of #7, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 114 bachelors’s business administration degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.

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#13 in overall quality

DeVry University - Texas landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Irving, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business administration degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Texas also made our “Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - Texas is $30,282 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#9

Brazosport College

Lake Jackson, Texas

Brazosport College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Brazosport College is a public institution located in Lake Jackson, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $4,404 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students per year to attend BC.

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#10

Midland College

Midland, Texas

Midland College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Midland College is a small school located in Midland, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Midland College is $4,745 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration students.

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#12

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas

MSU Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. MSU Texas is a public institution located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,045 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students per year to attend MSU Texas.

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#13

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#10 in overall quality

University of Houston ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 149 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students per year to attend UH.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#14

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

With a ranking of #14, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 1,344 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $21,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration students per year to attend Grand Canyon University.

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 99 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business administration students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for SWOSU is $12,891 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students.

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#16

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #16, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration students.

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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 86 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students per year to attend UCO.

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#18

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#11 in overall quality

Texas Tech University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 278 bachelors’s business administration degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. NWOSU is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 33 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for NWOSU is $9,791 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s business administration degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for ENMU - Main Campus is $9,516 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business administration students.

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#21

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas
#21 in overall quality

Wayland Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business administration degrees to 333 students in 2019-2020.

Wayland Baptist University also took the #21 spot in our “Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $25,152 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration students per year to attend Wayland Baptist University.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Wayland Baptist University General Business Administration and Management Report

#22

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona
Top 25% in overall quality

DeVry University - Arizona landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. DeVry University - Arizona is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 8 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for DeVry University - Arizona is $28,531 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small school located in Killeen, Texas that handed out 58 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

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University of Houston - Downtown came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 89 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Downtown is $6,848 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration students.

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#25

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

East Central University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 61 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business administration students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for East Central University is $10,334 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration students.

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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