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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 4,709 people earned their degree in higher education/higher education administration, making the major the 160th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 430 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 76 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in higher education/higher education administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in higher education/higher education administration.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree higher education/higher education administration students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Belton, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 9 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 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 6 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s 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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Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Texas Tech Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report
With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of North Texas landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
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With a ranking of #12, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s 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%. 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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