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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region

107 Colleges
$48,070 Avg Salary
$24,103 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 107 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for business administration and management students. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

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#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. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American InterContinental University - Online. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

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The excellent programs at University of Houston - Downtown 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 city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business administration and management programs. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business administration and management programs. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business administration and management programs. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

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University of the Incarnate Word came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UIW is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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West Texas A&M University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Durant.

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University of Houston - Victoria came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Victoria, UH Victoria is a public college with a small student population.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business administration and management programs. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
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).

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