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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Management Science in the Southwest Region

16 Ranked Colleges
1,501 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region

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In 2020-2021, 23,510 people earned their degree in management science, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,401 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,501 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in management science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their management science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 16 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Management Science in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 422 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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University of Dallas
Irving, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dallas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region. UD is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 23 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 196 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Management Science Report

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 462 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

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 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 ASU - Tempe Management Science Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hardin - Simmons University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students in 2020-2021.

Full Hardin - Simmons University Management Science Report

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With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 199 masters’s management science 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%.

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Dallas Baptist University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

Full Dallas Baptist University Management Science Report

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Management Science at University of Tulsa

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 109 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

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

Read more about Management Science at UNT

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Amberton University
Garland, Texas

Amberton University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Garland, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Amberton Management Science Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 22 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Management Science at UH

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 25 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Grand Canyon University Management Science Report

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With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students 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%.

Read more about Management Science at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Austin Management Science Report

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With a ranking of #14, Houston Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Full HBU Management Science Report

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Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #14, Oral Roberts University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Management Science at Oral Roberts University

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