2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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General Business/Commerce is the 13th most popular major in the country with 55,749 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,821 and had an average of $25,596 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 7,697 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,813 and $20,495 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 analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general business/commerce. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general business/commerce programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #1 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 University of North Texas are $15,618.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at University of North Texas

#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. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s general business degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at UH

#3

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,151 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, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s general business degrees to qualified students.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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