by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking.
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 Far Western US region, there were 1,195 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,810 and $26,328 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 219 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in entrepreneurial studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in entrepreneurial studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cogswell College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Far Western US Region. Cogswell College is a small school located in San Jose, California that handed out 6 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in San Francisco, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 64 diplomas to qualified masters’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of San Francisco Entrepreneurial Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Lutheran University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Far Western US Region. Thousand Oaks, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to 7 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to 85 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. Mount Saint Mary’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 3 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of California - Irvine ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Far Western US Region list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Loyola Marymount University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Loyola Marymount University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 62 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Loyola Marymount
Touro University Worldwide came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Touro University Worldwide is a small school located in Los Alamitos, California that handed out 0 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
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