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2024 Best Business Economics Schools in Texas

16 Colleges in Texas
387 Business Economics Degrees Awarded
Ranked #130 in popularity, business economics is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 16 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Business Economics Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 387 degrees in business economics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Business Economics School

Best Business Economics Schools in Texas The business economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Business Economics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Business Economics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Business Economics Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Business Economics
Master's Degrees in Business Economics

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 Business Economics Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Business Economics in Texas

The schools below may not offer all types of business economics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Texas Schools in Business Economics

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
60 Business Economics Degrees Awarded

Baylor University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in business economics. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were approximately 60 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
76 Business Economics Degrees Awarded

The University of Texas at San Antonio is a good choice for students interested in a degree in business economics. UTSA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Antonio. A Best Colleges rank of #478 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UTSA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 76 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent data year.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
33 Business Economics Degrees Awarded

Texas State University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in business economics. Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Marcos. A Best Colleges rank of #397 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.

There were about 33 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX

The University of Texas at El Paso is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in business economics. UTEP is a very large public university located in the large city of El Paso. This university ranks 56th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 23 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
37.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #539 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lamar University is a great university overall.

There were about 27 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Lamar University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX

UNT is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In TX
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #905 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Tyler is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UT Tyler in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
46 Business Economics Degrees Awarded

UT Arlington is a very large public university located in the large city of Arlington. A Best Colleges rank of #290 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Arlington is a great university overall.

There were approximately 46 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
33.3% Growth in Graduates

SHSU is a very large public university located in the distant town of Huntsville. A Best Colleges rank of #565 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SHSU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 business economics students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent data year.

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In TX

Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 59th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 7 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Tarleton in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Business Economics Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Business Economics Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 85
Oklahoma 565 85

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