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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
163 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Entrepreneurship is the 151st most popular major in the country with 8,343 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 911 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 163 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in entrepreneurship. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality entrepreneurship programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the entrepreneurship program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree entrepreneurial studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M College Station

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at OSU

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree entrepreneurial studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Dallas has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Dallas Entrepreneurship Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Victoria. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UH Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Victoria not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Victoria are $15,466.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at UH Victoria

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hardin - Simmons University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree entrepreneurial studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Hardin - Simmons has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons University are $14,320.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at Hardin - Simmons

#5 in overall quality

Houston Baptist University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree entrepreneurial studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, HBU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Houston Baptist University are $12,650, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at HBU

#6 in overall quality

East Texas Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. East Texas Baptist University is located in Marshall, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

East Texas Baptist University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Texas Baptist University are $7,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full East Texas Baptist University Entrepreneurship Report

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 64 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Methodist University Entrepreneurship Report

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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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