2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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 Most Popular 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. This report analyzed 114 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, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 62% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Out of the 114 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,965 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Grand Canyon University, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 45% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
About 39% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 61% are male.
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Out of the 114 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
About 39% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 61% are male.
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American InterContinental University - Online came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
Women make up 41% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
Women make up 40% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Southern Methodist University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
Of the 591 students majoring in business, management and marketing at SMU, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 559 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Texas A&M Commerce, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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University of the Incarnate Word landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 47% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 53% are male.
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University of North Texas landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 53% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
About 44% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 56% are male.
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 487 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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With a ranking of #15, West Texas A&M University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
About 45% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 55% are male.
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University of Houston came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 57% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Rice University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
Of the 440 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Rice, 69% are male and 31% are female.
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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, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Texas Woman’s University | Denton, TX |
| 19 | University of Houston - Downtown | Houston, TX |
| 20 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX |
| 21 | The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler, TX |
| 22 | University of Oklahoma Norman Campus | Norman, 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 Related Majors
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.
- 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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