by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, business administration and management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,927 and had an average of $25,277 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 50,132 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,070 and $24,103 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 339 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered a degree in business administration and management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their business administration and management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree business administration students.
Out of the 25 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, Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #1 spot on the list. OLLU is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. University of the Southwest is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. It awarded 5 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of the Southwest Business Administration & Management Report
Out of the 25 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, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #3 spot on the list. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Schaumburg, Illinois. It awarded 40 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hardin - Simmons University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region. Abilene, 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 4 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 25 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, Dallas Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Dallas, 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 8 students in 2020-2021.
University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. UIW is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 10 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 135 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 19 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Dallas landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UD is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 full report on Business Administration & Management at University of Dallas
Rice University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s business administration degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at UT Rio Grande Valley
Texas Tech University 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. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s business administration degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Arizona ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at University of Arizona
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. 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.
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 #16. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Wayland Baptist University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Plainview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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 Business Administration & Management Report
Grand Canyon University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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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 #19. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
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 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%.
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With a ranking of #20, 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 Norman Campus 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #21, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Texas A&M College Station
University of Houston came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 873 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at The University of Texas at Austin
Bakke Graduate University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. BGU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Dallas landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
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