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2023 Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

72 Colleges
$50,812 Avg Salary
$25,463 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Entrepreneurial Studies School for You

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which business program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Entrepreneurial Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for entrepreneurship majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for entrepreneurial studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, entrepreneurship graduates from ASU - Tempe carry an average student debt load of $14,012.

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#2

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, entrepreneurship majors at Baylor accumulate an average of around $19,012 in student debt.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best entrepreneurial studies schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

The average amount in student loans that entrepreneurship majors at University of Arizona take out is $24,425. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $501, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for entrepreneurial studies students. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

On average, entrepreneurship graduates from UNT take out $18,750 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $255.

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#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

On average, entrepreneurship graduates from Grand Canyon University take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular entrepreneurial studies programs. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, entrepreneurship graduates from OSU carry an average student debt load of $20,500.

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#7

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Rio Salado College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for entrepreneurial studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

While working on their degree, entrepreneurship majors at TCU accumulate an average of around $23,250 in student debt.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular entrepreneurial studies programs. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#10

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

With a ranking of #10, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for entrepreneurial studies students. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their degree, entrepreneurship majors at Lamar University accumulate an average of around $26,160 in student debt.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Entrepreneurial Studies students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Central Technology Center Drumright, OK
12 Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ
13 Strayer University - Texas Farmers Branch, TX
14 Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX

Best Entrepreneurial Studies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 398
Arizona 257
Oklahoma 62
New Mexico 0

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, entrepreneurial studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Entrepreneurship Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Entrepreneurship 8,911
Small Business Administration/Management 2,815
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 414
Social Entrepreneurship 84
Franchising and Franchise Operations 17

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

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).
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