2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 89 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for business administration majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Baylor University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.
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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
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With a ranking of #12, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.
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Here are some additional great schools for Business Administration & Management students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | University of Dallas | Irving, TX |
| 15 | Oklahoma State University - Main Campus | Stillwater, OK |
| 16 | Abilene Christian University | Abilene, TX |
| 17 | West Texas A&M University | Canyon, TX |
Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State
Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 20,739 |
| Arizona | 17,450 |
| Oklahoma | 3,461 |
| New Mexico | 1,649 |
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Business Administration & Management Related Rankings by Major
One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Business Administration
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest 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.