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 Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Entrepreneurial Studies is the 120th most popular major in the country with 11,319 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 41 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region entrepreneurship students.
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Quinn College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified ’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Paul Quinn College
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Texas Baptist University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.
Full East Texas Baptist University Entrepreneurial Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 94 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 50 degrees to qualified ’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Dallas Baptist University
Saint Edward’s University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St. Edward’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Saint Edward’s University
With a ranking of #7, University of Advancing Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s entrepreneurship degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Advancing Technology Entrepreneurial Studies Report
University of Houston - Victoria landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 17 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
Mohave Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Kingman, Arizona, and it awarded 24 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Mohave Community College
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 62 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Langston University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Langston University is a small public school situated in Langston, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Langston University
McMurry University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 2 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at McMurray University
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 76 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at University of North Texas
University of Arizona came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s entrepreneurship degrees to 85 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at University of Arizona
Northland Pioneer College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Holbrook, Arizona, and it awarded 5 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northland Pioneer College Entrepreneurial Studies Report
Lamar University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s entrepreneurship degrees to 102 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Houston Baptist University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Baptist University is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Arizona College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Thatcher, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s entrepreneurship degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Eastern Arizona College
Grand Canyon University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 76 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Grand Canyon University
Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s entrepreneurship degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Sam Houston State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s entrepreneurship degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s entrepreneurship degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at UT Rio Grande Valley
University of Houston ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 15 ’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 ranking of #25, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 36 ’s entrepreneurship degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Texas A&M College Station Entrepreneurial Studies Report
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