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

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 131,555 degrees and certificates were awarded to business administration and management students, making the major the most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 89 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 89 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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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 administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

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#9

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #9, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #12, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
14 University of Dallas Irving, TX
15 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
16 Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX
17 West Texas A&M University Canyon, TX

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 9,362
Arizona 4,963
Oklahoma 1,130
New Mexico 432

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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