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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Finance is the 11th most popular major in the country with 51,779 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6,502 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 302 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in finance. That schools that top this list have a program in finance in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree finance students.

Top 20 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Christian University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oklahoma Christian University is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Finance at OC

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 72 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Finance at West Texas A&M University

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University of the Southwest
Hobbs, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. University of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Finance at University of the Southwest

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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Baptist University landed the #4 spot on the list. Dallas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Finance at Dallas Baptist University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 38 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Finance at Texas A&M University - Commerce

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Aspen University
Denver, Colorado

With a ranking of #6, Aspen University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students 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%. 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.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Finance at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full UH Clear Lake Finance Report

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 25 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Finance at UTSA

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With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 50 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Finance at Texas A&M College Station

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 23 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas Tech Finance Report

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s finance 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%. 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 more about Finance at University of Tulsa

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 17 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UOPX - Arizona Finance Report

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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 255 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Finance at The University of Texas at Dallas

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With a ranking of #14, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 198 masters’s finance 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 Finance at UNT

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 152 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UTEP Finance Report

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With a ranking of #14, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 297 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Finance at Southern Methodist University

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

With a ranking of #14, LeTourneau University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. LETU is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Finance at LETU

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With a ranking of #14, Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Finance at Our Lady of the Lake University

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 442 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

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 freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UH Finance Report

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