2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies in the Southwest Region
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Entrepreneurial Studies is the 117th most popular major in the country with 11,008 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,094 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,914 and $31,273 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 602 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in entrepreneurial studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great entrepreneurial studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the entrepreneurial studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 16 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students list, UH has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 87 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 74 students in 2019-2020.
Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2019-2020.
UTSA also took the #10 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students per year to attend UTSA.
With a ranking of #6, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students list, SHSU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Southwest Region 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%.
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Lamar University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 22 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
Lamar University also made our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $12,311 for southwest region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #10, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Dallas Baptist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
DBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for DBU is $26,387 for southwest region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
With a ranking of #11, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
St. Mary’s University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. St. Mary’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Mary’s also took the #8 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,276 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students per year to attend St. Mary’s University.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OKWU or OWU, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma Wesleyan University is $25,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $36,039 for southwest region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Texas Christian University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 78 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU also made our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $36,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students per year to attend Texas Christian University.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Edward’s University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
St. Edward’s University also made our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $24,833 for southwest region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students per year to attend Saint Edward’s University.
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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%.
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- *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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