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

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

With 226,882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business, management and marketing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 79 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, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in the Southwest Region for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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Out of the 79 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#11

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
13 University of Dallas Irving, TX
14 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX
15 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 7,884
Texas 16,152
Oklahoma 1,823
New Mexico 514

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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