2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking.

General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 55,749 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Southwest region, there were 7,697 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The general business school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region”.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree general business students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southwest Region

#1

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at UNT

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$18,689 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general business degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

Full University of Houston General Business/Commerce Report

#3

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,151 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general business degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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