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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 94 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree entrepreneurship students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Texas Baptist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. 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 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Advancing Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region. University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Victoria. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region. University of Houston - Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Langston University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Langston University is a small school located in Langston, Oklahoma that handed out 3 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Houston Baptist University Entrepreneurial Studies Report
Dallas Baptist University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 18 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Aspen University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 1 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 0 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full Southern Methodist University Entrepreneurial Studies Report
University of Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. UD is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bakke Graduate University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Bakke Graduate University
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