by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 113 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Strayer University - Texas is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 193 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Christian College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas Christian College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Dallas Christian College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Wesleyan University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region. Bartlesville, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general business degrees to 51 students 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region. Southwestern University is a small school located in Georgetown, Texas that handed out 62 ’s general business 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Seminole, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Full Seminole State College General Business/Commerce Report
Oklahoma City Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 218 degrees to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Full Oklahoma City Community College General Business/Commerce Report
With a ranking of #7, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Schreiner University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kerrville, Texas. It awarded 34 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Sherman, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 147 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of Houston - Victoria
San Jacinto Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Jacinto College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 702 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wharton County Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized school located in Wharton, Texas that handed out 69 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wharton County Junior College General Business/Commerce Report
Howard College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Howard College is a small public school situated in Big Spring, Texas. It awarded 80 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Howard County Junior College
New Mexico State University - Carlsbad ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at NMSU Carlsbad
Temple College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Temple College is a small school located in Temple, Texas that handed out 65 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Arlington Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Arlington Baptist University is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Sul Ross State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Sul Ross State University is a public institution located in Alpine, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
DeVry University - Texas landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Irving, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full DeVry University - Texas General Business/Commerce Report
Tarleton State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 249 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, McMurry University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 17 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. UNT Dallas is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 66 ’s general business degrees 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%.
El Paso Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 262 ’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 Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 352 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Full Austin Community College District General Business/Commerce Report
With a ranking of #24, Rose State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Midwest City, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general business degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Rose State College
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Alamogordo is a public institution located in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at NMSU Alamogordo
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