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2023 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is the 23rd most popular major in the country with 43,382 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in management sciences and quantitative methods. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent management sciences and quantitative methods programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the management sciences and quantitative methods program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s”.

Top 20 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 48 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M University - College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 20 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 562 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. In addition to receiving other benefits, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona State University - Tempe does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 214 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin also took the #3 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UT Austin supports 50,476 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Austin offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 97%.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s list. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 673 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 28,669 students enrolled at UT Dallas, 752 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,706. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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Out of the 20 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 48 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying management science list, TCU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 11,379 students enrolled at Texas Christian University, 520 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,096. During this same period, 343 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at TCU]](/colleges/texas-christian-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of North Texas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 162 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

UNT also took the #9 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,038 of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT were GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNT]](/colleges/university-of-north-texas/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s ranking. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 28 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, UH supports 47,090 students, and 1,382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 730 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH offers credit for military training for eligible 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 University of Houston Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Arizona supports 45,601 students, and 2,131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. During this same period, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying management science list, OSU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 24,535 students enrolled at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus, 1,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,226. In addition to receiving other benefits, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full OSU Veteran Student Life Report

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 31 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 48,072 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington, 2,109 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,630. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at UT Arlington]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-arlington/student-life/veterans/)

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 19 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas State also took the #16 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas State University supports 37,812 students, and 2,559 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,197 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 422 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

SMU also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 327 of the 12,373 students enrolled at Southern Methodist University were GI Bill® students, of which 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.

UCO also took the #18 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 14,132 students enrolled at University of Central Oklahoma, 934 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,062. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Veteran Student Life Report

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s ranking. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University, 7,172 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,970. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Grand Canyon University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 439 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 157 of the 7,643 students enrolled at Rice University were GI Bill® students, of which 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,656. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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With a ranking of #16, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 87 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M Commerce supports 12,249 students, and 594 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 337 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,401. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M Commerce]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-commerce/student-life/veterans/)

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Dallas Baptist University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s list. DBU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.

DBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 4,247 students enrolled at Dallas Baptist University, 200 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 150 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,924. During this same period, 39 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full DBU Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa ranked #18 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s list. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 14 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Tulsa, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 3,960 students enrolled at University of Tulsa, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,162. On top of their other funding sources, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full University of Tulsa Veteran Student Life Report

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Hardin - Simmons University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s list. Hardin - Simmons is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

Hardin - Simmons also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21.Of the 2,128 students enrolled at Hardin - Simmons, 125 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 66 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,160. During this same period, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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University of Dallas ranked #20 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Management Science for a Master’s list. UD is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 2,489 students enrolled at UD, 73 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,000. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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

Full UD Veteran Student Life Report

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