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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

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Finance & Financial Management is the 14th most popular major in the country with 57,778 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, finance and financial management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,475 and had an average of $24,463 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 7,057 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,039 and $23,720 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 316 finance and financial management 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 analyzed 22 colleges that offered a degree in finance and financial management. That schools that top this list have a program in finance and financial management 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 22 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 22 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. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

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 & Financial Management at Oklahoma Christian University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 72 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Full West Texas A&M University Finance & Financial Management Report

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University of the Southwest
Hobbs, New Mexico

Out of the 22 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, University of the Southwest landed the #3 spot on the list. USW 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.

Full USW Finance & Financial Management Report

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University of Dallas
Irving, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dallas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region. University of Dallas is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at UD

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at DBU

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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2020-2021.

Full Texas A&M Commerce Finance & Financial Management Report

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Aspen University
Denver, Colorado

Aspen 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 #7. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 10 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Aspen University

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 30 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Oklahoma Finance & Financial Management Report

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University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at UH Clear Lake

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 25 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%.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Texas A&M University - 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 #12. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 23 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Texas Tech

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of Tulsa

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of Phoenix - Arizona

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 255 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at UT Dallas

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 152 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at UTEP

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 442 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of Houston

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

With a ranking of #16, LeTourneau University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. LeTourneau University is located in Longview, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at LETU

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Southern Methodist University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 302 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.

Full SMU Finance & Financial Management Report

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University of North Texas ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 198 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at University of North Texas

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With a ranking of #16, 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. Our Lady of the Lake University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Our Lady of the Lake University Finance & Financial Management Report

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