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

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Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master'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.

The Best Business, Management & Marketing 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. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the business, management and marketing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in the Southwest Region for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

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, management and marketing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #6, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing 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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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#11

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
13 University of Dallas Irving, TX
14 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX
15 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK

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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