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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 43,382 people earned their degree in management sciences and quantitative methods, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, management sciences and quantitative methods graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $65,672 and had an average of $23,166 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 4,445 management sciences and quantitative methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,299 and $23,198 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 680 management sciences and quantitative methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in management sciences and quantitative methods. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in management sciences and quantitative methods.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-America Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Mid-America Christian University
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s management science students in 2020-2021.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read full report on Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Trinity University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Wesleyan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s management science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Texas Wesleyan
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Durant, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s management science degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #5 spot on the list. ORU is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s management science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at ORU
Hardin - Simmons University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Hardin - Simmons University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s management science degrees to qualified students.
Full Hardin - Simmons University Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report
The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 106 bachelors’s management science degrees 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at UT Dallas
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 44 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 156 bachelors’s 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.
Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Arizona State University - Tempe
LeTourneau University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s management science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at LETU
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s management science 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%.
University of North Texas ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 47 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at University of North Texas
With a ranking of #13, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s management science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Christian University Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report
Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s management science degrees to 35 students 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%.
Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at ASU - Skysong
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s management science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at UCO
Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s management science 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%.
Full Grand Canyon University Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 422 bachelors’s management science degrees to qualified students.
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 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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