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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 862,104 business, management and marketing students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, business, management and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,915 and had an average of $25,393 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 105,938 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,664 and $24,341 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 452 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a degree in business, management and marketing. That schools that top this list have a program in business, management and marketing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The business, management & marketing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Our Lady of the Lake University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. Our Lady of the Lake University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and it awarded 40 doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hardin - Simmons University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region. Hardin - Simmons University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. DBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees to 166 students in 2020-2021.
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University of the Incarnate Word came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees to 10 students 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%.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. Irving, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 North Texas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 21 doctorate’s business, management and 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.
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With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Texas Tech University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Texas Tech University Business, Management & Marketing Report
The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
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Rice University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 97%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 12 doctorate’s business, management and marketing 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%.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 11 doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Business, Management & Marketing Report
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Wayland Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Grand Canyon University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s 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%.
Full Grand Canyon University Business, Management & Marketing Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 5 doctorate’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Business, Management & Marketing Report
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