by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Entrepreneurship is the 158th most popular major in the country with 8,484 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 843 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 35 colleges that offer a degree in entrepreneurship. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in entrepreneurship.
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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 “Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Paul Quinn College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Paul Quinn College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Texas Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region. East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 94 ’s entrepreneurial studies 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 50 degrees to qualified ’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Dallas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Edward’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Advancing Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Entrepreneurship at University of Advancing Technology
University of Houston - Victoria did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Houston - Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mohave Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. MCC is a public institution located in Kingman, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 58 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Langston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Langston University is a small public school situated in Langston, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 76 degrees to qualified ’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Entrepreneurship at University of North Texas
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 85 ’s entrepreneurial studies 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 Entrepreneurship at University of Arizona
Northland Pioneer College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Holbrook, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Lamar University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 27 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 92 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University - Tempe
Houston Baptist University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 76 ’s entrepreneurial studies 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%.
Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. OBU is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Sam Houston State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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University of Houston ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 15 ’s entrepreneurial studies 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #23, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified ’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Entrepreneurship Report
With a ranking of #24, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
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Aspen University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 1 ’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
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