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2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s

221 Ranked Colleges
3,708 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 11,008 people earned their degree in entrepreneurial studies, making the major the 117th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, entrepreneurial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,665 and had an average of $25,440 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,708 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 221 colleges that offer a degree in entrepreneurial studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality entrepreneurial studies 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 entrepreneurial studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The entrepreneurship school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s”.

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Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,322 for Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full BYU Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#2

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s list. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 23 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,222 for bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students per year to attend American Public University System.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Full American Military University Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#3

Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota

Out of the 221 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minot State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Minot State University is located in Minot, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend MSU is $11,898 for Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.

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#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 221 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State University is $19,252 for bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.

The low 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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Top 25% in overall quality

Out of the 221 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend UW - Whitewater is $15,249 for Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.

Full UW - Whitewater Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. University of North Dakota is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 15 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $15,738 for Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students per year to attend University of North Dakota.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UND Entrepreneurial Studies Report

Top 20% in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UMN Duluth is a fairly large school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 17 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

On top of its placing in this ranking, UMN Duluth also did well on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Duluth is $17,067 for Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at University of Minnesota - Duluth

University of Minnesota - Crookston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Crookston, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,952 for bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students per year to attend UMN Crookston.

Full University of Minnesota - Crookston Entrepreneurial Studies Report

Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bayamon, . It awarded 30 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon is $7,814 for Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon

#11

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#17 in overall quality

Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 93 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

Florida State also took the #17 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,789 for bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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University of Hawaii Maui College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. University of Hawaii Maui College is located in Kahului, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend University of Hawaii Maui College is $9,816 for Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.

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#13

Miami University - Middletown

Middletown, Ohio
#25 in overall quality

Miami University - Middletown ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Middletown, Ohio, this small public school awarded 77 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Middletown also made our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #25. It costs about $14,630 for bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students per year to attend Miami University - Middletown.

Full Miami University - Middletown Entrepreneurial Studies Report

Top 15% in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Miami University - Hamilton did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Miami University - Hamilton is a small school located in Hamilton, Ohio that handed out 52 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

On top of its placing in this ranking, Miami University - Hamilton also did well on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Miami University - Hamilton is $11,559 for Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.

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#22 in overall quality

Iowa State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students list, Iowa State has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students per year to attend Iowa State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#16

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ship is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $22,054 for bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students per year to attend Ship.

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University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.

Full University of Central Arkansas Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#18

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana

Purdue University Northwest landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hammond, Indiana, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $11,250 for bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students per year to attend Purdue Northwest.

Full Purdue University Northwest Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#19

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH is also in the top of our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $12,838 for Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UH Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#20

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

With a ranking of #20, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Western Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 15 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Western Carolina University is $13,722 for Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.

Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Western Carolina University

#21

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

With a ranking of #21, University of South Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for USD is $18,555 for bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at University of South Dakota

#22

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Saint Cloud State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 10 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Saint Cloud State University is $14,267 for Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.

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#23

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

With a ranking of #23, Grand Valley State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Grand Valley State University is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 18 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Grand Valley State University is $17,646 for bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Grand Valley State University Entrepreneurial Studies Report

Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in San German, , and it awarded 19 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $8,253 for bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students per year to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German.

Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German

#25

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

With a ranking of #25, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s list. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Western Michigan University is $19,433 for bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.

Full Western Michigan University Entrepreneurial Studies Report

Rest of the Best 34 in Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s

Not only did these schools make the top 34 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

#26

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas
#28

Columbia College

Columbia, Missouri
#33

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

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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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