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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Business Administration and Management is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 353,401 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Southwest region, there were 44,165 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 182 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in general business administration and management. That schools that top this list have a program in general business administration and management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Southwest. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at University of the Southwest
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. AIU Online is a fairly large school located in Schaumburg, Illinois that handed out 40 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the #3 spot on the list. University of the Incarnate Word is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 10 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UIW General Business Administration and Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 19 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Dallas is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Dallas General Business Administration and Management Report
Rice University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Rice
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at UT Rio Grande Valley
University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UOPX - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 38 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s business administration degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Tech General Business Administration and Management Report
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at University of Arizona
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 3 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus General Business Administration and Management Report
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s business administration degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Full The University of Texas at Arlington General Business Administration and Management Report
With a ranking of #14, Wayland Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s business administration degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Wayland Baptist University
Grand Canyon University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Grand Canyon University
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Arizona State University - Tempe
With a ranking of #17, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 5 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Oklahoma General Business Administration and Management Report
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Texas A&M College Station General Business Administration and Management Report
University of Houston ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at University of Houston
Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Dallas ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Dallas is a private not-for-profit institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 822 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at Austin General Business Administration and Management Report
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