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2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

118 Ranked Colleges
48,078 Degrees Awarded
$8,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 841,037 business, management and marketing students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, business, management and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,966 and had an average of $27,464 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 102,858 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,425 and $26,135 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48,078 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 118 colleges that offer a degree in business, management and marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business, management and marketing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the business, management and marketing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rice is $3,437 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive 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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 526 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for UT Rio Grande Valley is $2,993 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

South Texas College

McAllen, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. McAllen, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 266 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for South Texas College is $904 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 143 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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#4 in overall quality

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 #5 for the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 2,083 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $11,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 94%.

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#20 in overall quality

University of North Texas landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1,486 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNT has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $8,521 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

Full University of North Texas Business, Management & Marketing Report

#1 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1,253 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $12,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#9 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 2,998 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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Texas A&M International University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 259 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M International University is $2,261 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#13 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1,231 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $10,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

Full University of Arizona Business, Management & Marketing Report

#11

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#15 in overall quality

Texas Tech University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 1,133 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $12,317 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas Tech University Business, Management & Marketing Report

#17 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,201 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k list, OSU has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $8,669 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

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#13

Brazosport College

Lake Jackson, Texas

Brazosport College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Lake Jackson, Texas, this small public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $3,087 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend BC.

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#14

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Trinity University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 149 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k list, Trinity U has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,373 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Trinity University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The 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.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #15. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,166 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at San Antonio is $10,516 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#16

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 2,201 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $10,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#11 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 1,001 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Dallas is $10,857 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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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#18

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

With a ranking of #18, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 255 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $6,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 307 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Tyler is $6,797 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 221 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $7,889 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Permian Basin.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #21. This medium-sized school is located in Durant, Oklahoma, and it awarded 99 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $6,102 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #22, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6,251 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #10 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Phoenix - Arizona is $12,601 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Top 25% in overall quality

University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #23. UH Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 398 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UH Clear Lake is $4,517 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#24

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #24, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1,367 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.

Texas State also made our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #18. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $11,125 for southwest region bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#25

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas

MSU Texas came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 187 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend MSU Texas is $7,703 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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