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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Business/Commerce is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,042 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,399 and had an average of $26,389 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 7,646 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,825 and $22,729 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,828 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 72 colleges that offered a degree in general business/commerce. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general business/commerce.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree general business students.
Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. Strayer University - Texas is a private for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 59 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Texas General Business/Commerce Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Seminole State College is a public institution located in Seminole, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 47 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Seminole State College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. OCCC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 218 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute landed the #4 spot on the list. SIPI is a small school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 7 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school handed out 702 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at San Jacinto College
Wharton County Junior College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Wharton County Junior College is a public institution located in Wharton, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 69 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wharton County Junior College General Business/Commerce Report
Howard College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Howard County Junior College is located in Big Spring, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Howard County Junior College
New Mexico State University - Carlsbad did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. NMSU Carlsbad is a small public school situated in Carlsbad, New Mexico. It awarded 14 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Carlsbad General Business/Commerce Report
Temple College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Temple College is a small public school situated in Temple, Texas. It awarded 65 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
El Paso Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 262 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at El Paso Community College
Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 352 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Austin Community College District
Rose State College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. RSC is a medium-sized school located in Midwest City, Oklahoma that handed out 53 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Rose State College
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at New Mexico State University - Alamogordo
Hill College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Hillsboro, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
South Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. McAllen, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 293 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at South Texas College
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
Texarkana College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Texarkana College is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 36 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Collin County Community College District ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Collin County Community College District is a public institution located in McKinney, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 278 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Collin County Community College District
With a ranking of #20, Blinn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Blinn College is located in Brenham, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 155 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Blinn College
Lamar State College - Orange did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Lamar State College - Orange is a small school located in Orange, Texas that handed out 27 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Lamar State College - Orange
New Mexico Junior College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at New Mexico Junior College
Central Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school situated in Killeen, Texas. It awarded 94 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Pima Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 147 students in 2020-2021.
Full Pima County Community College District General Business/Commerce Report
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 24 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at OSU Institute of Technology
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