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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics in the Southwest Region

28 Ranked Colleges
548 Degrees Awarded
$41,191 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 5,667 people earned their degree in business/managerial economics, making the major the 119th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, business/managerial economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,707 and had an average of $21,691 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 575 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,191 and $20,116 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 548 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered a degree in business/managerial economics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in business/managerial economics.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics in the Southwest Region

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Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Wesleyan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Oklahoma Wesleyan University Business/Managerial Economics Report

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MSU Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas

Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MSU Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Wichita Falls, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s managerial economics students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at MSU Texas

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Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma City University is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 9 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at Oklahoma City University

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Baylor University
Waco, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 55 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at Baylor

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s 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%.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Business/Managerial Economics Report

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University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Belton, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UMHB Business/Managerial Economics Report

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

Lamar University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s managerial economics students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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/Managerial Economics at Lamar University

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

With a ranking of #8, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at University of Arizona

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 28 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at OSU

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s managerial economics students in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at SFASU

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at UTEP

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Sam Houston State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 21 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at SHSU

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s managerial economics students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Northern Arizona University Business/Managerial Economics Report

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West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Canyon, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s managerial economics students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at West Texas A&M University

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With a ranking of #16, Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. OLLU is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at OLLU

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 33 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Texas State University Business/Managerial Economics Report

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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UCO Business/Managerial Economics Report

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

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With a ranking of #20, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at The University of Texas at Arlington

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University of North Texas came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 25 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at University of North Texas

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Tarleton State University is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at Tarleton

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The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at UT Tyler

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

Angelo State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Angelo State University is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at Angelo State University

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