by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 618 people earned their degree in applied economics, making the major the 534th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 55 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in applied economics. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in applied economics.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s applied economics degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s applied economics degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Applied Economics at University of Central Oklahoma
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied economics students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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