2023 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Entrepreneurial Studies Graduate Certificate School for You
Entrepreneurial Studies is the #115 most popular major in the country with 11,319 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for entrepreneurship students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Entrepreneurial Studies
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best value school in the Southwest Region for entrepreneurial studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Texas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, Strayer University - Texas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Strayer University - Texas are $15,135 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great value for entrepreneurial studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 per year.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UT Dallas graduate students pay an average of $29,252 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Entrepreneurial Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best entrepreneurial studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 435 |
| Arizona | 257 |
| Oklahoma | 77 |
| New Mexico | 0 |
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Majors Related to Entrepreneurship
One of 21 majors within the area of study, entrepreneurial studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Entrepreneurship
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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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