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2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s 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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,343 people earned their degree in entrepreneurship, making the major the 151st most popular in the United States.

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” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in entrepreneurship. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great entrepreneurship programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree entrepreneurial studies students.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Houston Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 13 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

HBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at HBU are $12,650, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at Houston Baptist University

#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 #2 for the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed 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 University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Entrepreneurship Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Texas Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2019-2020.

East Texas Baptist University also made our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at East Texas Baptist University are $7,028.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at East Texas Baptist University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #3 spot 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.

Full OSU Entrepreneurship Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hardin - Simmons is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 28 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hardin - Simmons, the school also landed the #7 spot 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.

Full Hardin - Simmons University Entrepreneurship Report

#4 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Entrepreneurship Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Houston - Victoria did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2019-2020.

UH Victoria also made our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston - Victoria are $15,466, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Victoria Entrepreneurship Report

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 64 diplomas to qualified masters’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree entrepreneurial studies students list, SMU has also earned the #1 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 Southern Methodist University are $47,478.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at SMU

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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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