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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular 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 106 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business administration majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

Women make up 62% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

About 55% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 45% are male.

Full Business Administration & Management at Grand Canyon University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at American InterContinental University - Online helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

Of the 669 students majoring in business administration at AIU Online, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at American InterContinental University - Online Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 39% of the business administration majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 530 students majoring in business administration at UT Austin, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

Women make up 50% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

Of the 436 students majoring in business administration at TWU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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University of Houston - Downtown ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 62% of the business administration majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

Of the 388 students majoring in business administration at UT Dallas, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

Of the 334 students majoring in business administration at UIW, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of the Incarnate Word Report

West Texas A&M University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 53% are male.

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The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 303 students majoring in business administration at UT Tyler, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Durant.

Of the 300 students majoring in business administration at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Of the 284 students majoring in business administration at Texas A&M College Station, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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University of Houston - Victoria ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Victoria, UH Victoria is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 274 students majoring in business administration at UH Victoria, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Business Administration & Management students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, TX
17 Baylor University Waco, TX
18 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
19 University of North Texas Denton, TX
20 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
21 Wayland Baptist University Plainview, 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.

  • 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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