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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Organizational Leadership in the Southwest Region

13 Ranked Colleges
550 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Organizational Leadership 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 Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 12,896 people earned their degree in organizational leadership, making the major the 72nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,135 organizational leadership graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 550 organizational leadership graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in organizational leadership. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great organizational leadership programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the organizational leadership program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

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

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Organizational Leadership in the Southwest Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and it awarded 166 bachelors’s organizational leadership degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Online also took the #4 spot in our “Best Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for American InterContinental University - Online is $12,585 for southwest region bachelor’s degree organizational leadership students.

Read full report on Organizational Leadership at American InterContinental University - Online

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 305 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree organizational leadership students list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Organizational Leadership students.

Read full report on Organizational Leadership at Arizona State University - Skysong

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s organizational leadership degrees to 66 students in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #2 spot in our “Best Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Organizational Leadership 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.

Read more about Organizational Leadership at UH

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s organizational leadership degrees to qualified students.

SWOSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,891 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Organizational Leadership students per year to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Read more about Organizational Leadership at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #5 spot on the list. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree organizational leadership students.

Read full report on Organizational Leadership at UCO

#6

Ottawa University - Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona
#10 in overall quality

Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 5 bachelors’s organizational leadership degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ottawa University - Phoenix, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

The impressive 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.

Read more about Organizational Leadership at Ottawa University - Phoenix

#12 in overall quality

Southwestern Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Southwestern Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree organizational leadership students list, SCU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,201 for southwest region bachelor’s degree organizational leadership students per year to attend SCU.

Full Southwestern Christian University Organizational Leadership Report

#1 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 34 bachelors’s organizational leadership degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Organizational Leadership students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Organizational Leadership Report

#11 in overall quality

University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. UMHB is a private not-for-profit institution located in Belton, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMHB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is $27,099 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Organizational Leadership students.

Full UMHB Organizational Leadership Report

#10

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Oral Roberts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. ORU is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s organizational leadership degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree organizational leadership students list, ORU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oral Roberts University is $22,248 for southwest region bachelor’s degree organizational leadership students.

Full Oral Roberts University Organizational Leadership Report

#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, East Texas Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s organizational leadership students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree organizational leadership students list, East Texas Baptist University has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Texas Baptist University is $22,515 for southwest region bachelor’s degree organizational leadership students.

Full East Texas Baptist University Organizational Leadership Report

#12

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s organizational leadership degrees to qualified students.

UIW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of the Incarnate Word is $24,784 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Organizational Leadership students.

Full University of the Incarnate Word Organizational Leadership Report

#13

Saint Edward's University

Austin, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Saint Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s organizational leadership degrees to qualified students.

St. Edward’s University also made our “Best Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend St. Edward’s University is $24,833 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Organizational Leadership students.

Read full report on Organizational Leadership at St. Edward’s University

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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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