by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
International Business is the 89th most popular major in the country with 9,101 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, international business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $50,156 and had an average of $22,689 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,140 international business graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,816 and $19,841 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 339 international business graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in international business. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in international business.
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The international 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 a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree international business students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Christian University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region. OC is a small school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 12 masters’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 206 masters’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Full Arizona State University - Skysong International Business Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amberton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Garland, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s international business students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international business degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #5 spot on the list. University of St. Thomas is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s international business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 94 masters’s international business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
With a ranking of #7, University of the Southwest did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Hobbs, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international business degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s international business students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Full Oklahoma Baptist University International Business Report
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international business degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Business at The University of Texas at Dallas
Houston Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international business degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 1 masters’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 full report on International Business at University of Tulsa
University of Dallas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Irving, Texas, and it awarded 0 masters’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Texas A&M International University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school situated in Laredo, Texas. It awarded 0 masters’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on International Business at Texas A&M International University
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