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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

90 Colleges
$21,620 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,070 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management 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 Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 90 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges.

Top 15% Best Business Administration & Management Schools

$11,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for business administration and management students. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at West Texas A&M University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Skysong is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$8,568 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great value for business administration and management students. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

ENMU - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $8,568 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $40,996 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also made our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.

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$33,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 90 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ottawa University - Surprise landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ottawa University - Surprise is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Surprise.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Surprise are $33,000 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Ottawa University - Surprise Report

#6

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX
$11,726 Average Tuition & Fees

MSU Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Texas are $11,726 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at MSU Texas Report

#7

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
$17,189 Average Tuition & Fees

Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 per year.

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$15,755 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,755 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK
$32,744 Average Tuition & Fees

Oklahoma City University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OCU are $32,744 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Oklahoma City University Report

$34,500 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students. Located in the large city of Lakeway, Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Texas are $34,500 per year.

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$15,870 Average Tuition & Fees

Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value business administration and management programs. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Durant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $15,870 per year.

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#12

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Business Administration & Management at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Business Administration & Management graduate students in the Southwest Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Southwestern Assemblies of God University Waxahachie, TX
14 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Odessa, TX
16 Ottawa University - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
17 University of Houston Houston, TX
18 University of North Texas Denton, 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 26 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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