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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 106 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 1,793 students majoring in business administration at Grand Canyon University, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American InterContinental University - Online is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 51% of the business administration majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

About 39% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 61% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Women make up 32% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 87% of the business administration majors at the school.

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University of Houston - Downtown landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the large city of Houston.

About 62% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 38% are male.

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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 39% of the business administration majors at the school.

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University of the Incarnate Word ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the business administration majors at the school.

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West Texas A&M University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

Of the 329 students majoring in business administration at West Texas A&M University, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Tyler is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

Women make up 55% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 49% of the business administration majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #14, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 37% of the business administration majors at the school.

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University of Houston - Victoria did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. UH Victoria is a small public school located in the small city of Victoria.

Women make up 61% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, TX
17 Baylor University Waco, TX
18 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
19 University of North Texas Denton, TX
20 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
21 Wayland Baptist University Plainview, 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

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.

  • 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).

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