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. 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 Marketing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 52,916 people earned their degree in marketing, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,991 and had an average of $25,213 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 6,767 marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,316 and $23,727 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 358 marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in marketing. That schools that top this list have a program in marketing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. University of the Southwest is a small school located in Hobbs, New Mexico that handed out 5 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 17 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s marketing degrees to 5 students 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 West Texas A&M University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Canyon, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s marketing degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s 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 4.4% 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%.
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 56 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 13 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 26 masters’s marketing 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%.
Texas State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
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University of Phoenix - Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. UOPX - Texas is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Southern Methodist University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 74 masters’s 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 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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