2026 Best Best Schools in the Southwest Region
Best is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their best programs.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for best students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Best in the Southwest Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall best education in the Southwest Region.
Top Schools in Best
No school ranked higher than Arizona State University this year for best. Arizona State University is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe. The six-year graduation rate is 68%. About 10 best degrees were awarded at Arizona State University in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, best degree recipients from Arizona State University generally make around $55,876. Students borrow a median of $21,842 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
