by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,319 people earned their degree in entrepreneurial studies, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, entrepreneurial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,578 and had an average of $25,632 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 957 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,812 and $26,432 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in entrepreneurial studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their entrepreneurial studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree entrepreneurship students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mohave Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kingman, Arizona, and it awarded 10 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mohave Community College Entrepreneurial Studies Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northland Pioneer College landed the #2 spot on the list. NPC is a small public school situated in Holbrook, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Arizona College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern Arizona College is located in Thatcher, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Austin Community College District
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Interactive College of Technology - Pasadena. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Interactive College of Technology - Pasadena is a private for-profit institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Interactive College of Technology - Pasadena Entrepreneurial Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Fe Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 0 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
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