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2021 Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

13 Colleges
2,043 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,396 Avg Cost*

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Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

This year's Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer a bachelor's in economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great economics programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the economics program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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The University of Texas at Austin has taken the #1 spot in this year's economics ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. About 3,479 of the students at UT Austin are attending part time.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.

About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. 9,943 of Texas A&M College Station students are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Methodist University. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. SMU also made our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.

About 1.1% of SMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. 3,019 of SMU students are attending part time.

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University of Arizona landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson. University of Arizona also made our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #7.

The student loan default rate at University of Arizona is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,642 part time students in attendance at University of Arizona.

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Arizona State University - Tempe comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population. ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southwest Region list.

About 1.5% of ASU - Tempe students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,480 part time students in attendance at ASU - Tempe.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman. University of Oklahoma not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southwest Region list.

The student loan default rate at University of Oklahoma is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. 6,082 of University of Oklahoma students are attending part time.

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The University of Texas at Arlington comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at UT Arlington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. About 22,217 of the students at UT Arlington are attending part time.

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University of Houston landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

About 0.5% of UH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 26,121 students take at least one class online at UH. About 13,663 of the students at UH are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Dallas as the #9 school in this year's rankings. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

About 1.4% of UT Dallas students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,632 students at UT Dallas that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,977 part time students in attendance at UT Dallas.

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Texas Tech University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

About 1.4% of Texas Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 22,394 students take at least one class online at Texas Tech. 7,077 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students economics schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,613
Arizona 448
Oklahoma 126
New Mexico 63

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