West Texas A&M University Business Programs

West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Canyon draws many to the area.

West Texas A&M University 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 West Texas A&M University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Value Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Value Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Value Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Value Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards West Texas A&M University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#5	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management	College Factual
#5	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Finance	College Factual
#8	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Management Information Systems	College Factual
#11	Best Value Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics	College Factual
#45	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#51	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is West Texas A&M University?

Contact details for West Texas A&M University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2501 4Th Ave, Canyon, TX 79016-0001
Phone:	806-651-0000
Website:	www.wtamu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/wtamu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/wtamu

How Do I Get Into West Texas A&M University?

You can apply to West Texas A&M University online at: https://www.wtamu.edu/admissions/apply/index.html

Admission Requirements for West Texas A&M University

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into West Texas A&M University?

The acceptance rate at West Texas A&M University is 58%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 58%.

Average Test Scores

About 52% of students accepted to West Texas A&M University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 560. Math scores were between 460 and 570.

West Texas A&M University received ACT scores from 58% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 22. Math scores were between 17 and 23. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford West Texas A&M University?

The overall average net price of West Texas A&M University is $18,775. 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 West Texas A&M University, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $6,619 a year. That adds up to $26,476 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at West Texas A&M University is 6.4%. 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.

West Texas A&M University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,326 undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University, with 5,621 being full-time and 1,705 being part-time.

There are also 2,710 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,621 full-time undergraduates at West Texas A&M University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of West Texas A&M University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	93
Black or African American	269
Hispanic or Latino	1,800
White	3,070
International Students	89
Other Races/Ethnicities	300

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at West Texas A&M University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at West Texas A&M University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at West Texas A&M University

In 2019-2020, 7,801 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at West Texas A&M University has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of West Texas A&M University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at West Texas A&M University was $8,456 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $9,903. The following table shows how West Texas A&M University 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
Management Information Systems	#4	#4
General Management Information Systems	#4	#4
Finance	#7	#4
Finance & Financial Management	#10	#7
Accounting	#28	#1
Accounting	#28	#1
General Business/Commerce	#40	#4
General Business/Commerce	#40	#4
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#40	#10
Marketing	#46	#10

Online Growth Rankings of West Texas A&M University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at West Texas A&M University was 9.8%. This is the #1,240 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at West Texas A&M University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at West Texas A&M University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at West Texas A&M University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Business/Managerial Economics	#7
Business Economics	#7
General Management Information Systems	#58
Finance	#67
Management Information Systems	#82
Finance & Financial Management	#107
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#162
Marketing	#196
General Business/Commerce	#275
General Business/Commerce	#275
Accounting	#295
Accounting	#483

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%.

West Texas A&M University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	75	329	404
Finance	57	72	129
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	35	18	53
General Business/Commerce	52	0	52
General Management Information Systems	22	27	49
Accounting	28	19	47
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	31	0	31
Agricultural Business	21	0	21
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	15	0	15
Business Economics	9	0	9
TOTAL	345	465	810

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 J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). under License

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