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Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

97 Colleges
$44,631 Avg Salary
$27,430 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees and certificates were awarded to business, management and marketing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 97 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Southwest Region . SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Trinity University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Prescott.

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With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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With a ranking of #10, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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#11

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #11 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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#12

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX

LeTourneau University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Longview, LETU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#13

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

Wayland Baptist University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Plainview.

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Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
15 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
16 Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK
17 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
18 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
19 University of Houston Houston, TX

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 27,341
Texas 52,072
New Mexico 2,360
Oklahoma 7,959

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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