The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Business Programs

Located in Odessa, Texas, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UT Permian Basin.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#170	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is The University of Texas of the Permian Basin?

Contact details for UT Permian Basin are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4901 E University, Odessa, TX 79762-0001
Phone:	432-552-2020
Website:	www.utpb.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/GoUTPB
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/utpb

How Do I Get Into UT Permian Basin?

You can apply to UT Permian Basin online at: www.utpb.edu/admissions/apply-now!

Admission Requirements for UT Permian Basin

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UT Permian Basin?

UT Permian Basin has the high acceptance rate of 88%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 69% of students accepted to UT Permian Basin submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 460 and 540.

UT Permian Basin received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford The University of Texas of the Permian Basin?

The overall average net price of UT Permian Basin is $20,717. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UT Permian Basin, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $7,930 a year. That adds up to $31,720 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UT Permian Basin is 6.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,496 undergraduate students at UT Permian Basin, with 2,004 being full-time and 2,492 being part-time.

There are also 1,034 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,004 full-time undergraduates at UT Permian Basin, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	49
Black or African American	154
Hispanic or Latino	1,072
White	559
International Students	87
Other Races/Ethnicities	83

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 47 countries are represented at UT Permian Basin. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Nigeria, and Mexico.

Online Learning at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

In 2019-2020, 4,811 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UT Permian Basin has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of UT Permian Basin

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin was $4,837 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $9,745. The following table shows how UT Permian Basin is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business/Managerial Economics	#1	#1
Business Economics	#1	#1
Accounting	#16	#7
Accounting	#16	#7
General Business Administration and Management	#22	#7
Business Administration & Management	#25	#10
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#38	#7
Marketing	#41	#7

Online Affordability Rankings of UT Permian Basin Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin was $4,837 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $9,745. The following table shows how UT Permian Basin is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Administration & Management	#7	#4
Marketing	#7	#10
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#7	#10
General Business Administration and Management	#13	#19

Online Growth Rankings of UT Permian Basin

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin was -3.7%. This is the #1,644 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UT Permian Basin regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	137	172	309
Accounting	59	11	70
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	26	0	26
Finance	10	0	10
Business Economics	3	0	3
TOTAL	235	183	418

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.