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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Business/Trade/Commerce in the Southwest Region

31 Ranked Colleges
517 Degrees Awarded
$16,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 9,824 people earned their degree in international business/trade/commerce, making the major the 89th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,140 international business/trade/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 517 international business/trade/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a degree in international business/trade/commerce. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international business/trade/commerce programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the international business/trade/commerce program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Business/Trade/Commerce in the Southwest Region

#1

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#11 in overall quality

Out of the 31 schools in the Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international business students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarleton, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton State University is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students.

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#12 in overall quality

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 #2 for the Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 47 bachelors’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #12 spot in our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Read more about International Business/Trade/Commerce at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#14 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international business students in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown also made our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for UH Downtown is $6,848 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students.

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#4

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#24 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 bachelors’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also made our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #24. It costs about $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students per year to attend Northeastern State University.

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#5

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#21 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Angelo State, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Angelo State is $13,819 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students.

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#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree international business students list, UTSA has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students per year to attend UTSA.

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#7 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international business students in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students.

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

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#8

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#20 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 17 bachelors’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students.

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#9

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico
#23 in overall quality

University of the Southwest landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s international business degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USW, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USW is $20,850 for southwest region bachelor’s degree international business students.

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#25 in overall quality

University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international business students in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree international business students.

Full University of Central Oklahoma International Business/Trade/Commerce Report

#22 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s international business degrees to qualified students.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.

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#12

Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond, Oklahoma
#18 in overall quality

Oklahoma Christian University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma Christian University is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s international business degrees to qualified students.

OC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma Christian University is $21,347 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students.

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#6 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s international business degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington International Business/Trade/Commerce Report

#5 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s international business degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree international business students per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #15, Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $11,511 for southwest region bachelor’s degree international business students per year to attend Texas A&M University - San Antonio.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $8,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree international business students per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.

Full UTEP International Business/Trade/Commerce Report

Southwestern Adventist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Southwestern Adventist University is located in Keene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s international business degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Adventist University is $20,329 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students.

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With a ranking of #18, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree international business students.

Full NMSU Main Campus International Business/Trade/Commerce Report

#19

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas
#13 in overall quality

University of St. Thomas ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UST is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UST not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UST is $18,476 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students.

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#20

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#19 in overall quality

Oral Roberts University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s international business degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

ORU also took the #19 spot in our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,248 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students per year to attend ORU.

Full ORU International Business/Trade/Commerce Report

With a ranking of #21, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Belton, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is $27,099 for southwest region bachelor’s degree international business students.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #22, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 15 bachelors’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Prescott did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Prescott is $35,396 for southwest region bachelor’s degree international business students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott International Business/Trade/Commerce Report

#23

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#8 in overall quality

St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. St. Mary’s is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s international business degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Mary’s, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St. Mary’s University is $19,276 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree International Business students.

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#4 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #4 spot in our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Dallas is $15,232 for southwest region bachelor’s degree international business students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.

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#25

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas
#16 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UIW is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIW, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UIW is $24,784 for southwest region bachelor’s degree international business students.

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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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