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Austin declared the second-best place people are moving in America

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Only one city bests Austin on this list.

It seems everybody wants to be a Texan these days. U.S. News & World Report recently determined the best places people are moving to in the U.S., and four Texas metros — Austin included — make the cut.

To determine the top 20, the publisher examined population growth by net migration for the 100 largest metro areas from 2010 to 2014 using U.S. Census Bureau data. Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas-Fort Worth land on the list.

Austin is the most popular place to move to in the state and No. 2 in the nation. With a net migration of 8.86 percent, our population increased to 1.8 million in the five-year period studied. "Austin also ranks highly for desirability and has a blossoming job market for the tech industry," notes the study. The Capital City boasts a median home price is $240,000 and median annual salary $48,150.

Houston ranks sixth, with a net migration of 5.43 percent and population of 6.2 million. Houston offers a relatively low cost of living, with a median home price of $190,000 and median annual salary of $50,830.

San Antonio comes in just behind Houston, at No. 7, with a 5.36 percent net migration rate. While Alamo City boasts the lowest median home price ($161,900) among Texas metros, it also has the lowest median salary, $41,870.

Dallas-Fort Worth ranks 17th, with a net migration rate of 4.39 percent and a population of 6.7 million — the largest on the list. DFW has a healthy job market and family-friendly suburbs that attract young professionals, says the report. The median annual salary is $47,670, and the median home price is an affordable $202,121.

Florida has the most metros on the list, including Fort Myers, at No. 1. Sarasota, Florida; Charleston, South Carolina; and Orlando round out the top five.

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UT Austin ranks among best U.S. schools for entrepreneurship in 2025

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The University of Texas at Austin has earned two top-10 spots on The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur’s lists of the best graduate and undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies for 2025.

UT Austin's McCombs School of Business ranks seventh in the graduate category, and UT ranks second in the undergraduate category.

The school is no stranger to the prestigious national lists. In the 2024 rankings, UT also appeared as No. 2 among undergraduate programs, and No. 6 in the ranking for the best graduate programs.

This year marks the fourth time that the school has landed in the top 5 on the undergraduate side, and the 12th time in 15 years that McCombs has made the top 10 among graduate programs in the annual ranking, UT notes in a news release.

The only other schools in Texas to make either top-10 list for 2025 were Rice University (No. 1 graduate school) and the University of Houston (No. 1 undergraduate program).

Rankings for The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur’s 2025 lists were based on a survey of administrators at nearly 300 schools in the U.S., Canada, and Europe that offer entrepreneurship studies. Among the more than 40 factors used for the rankings were academic programs, faculty credentials, mentorship opportunities, and alumni entrepreneurship ventures.

"If the focus of the MBA program at McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin were to be summed up in one word, it would be 'collaboration,'" reads the 2025 graduate schools report. "Students in more than 20 concentrations uniformly crow over its 'incredibly collaborative culture,' citing the 'supportive culture' as a top reason they ultimately picked the program. As a 'top 20 school,' the 'rigorous academic[s]' and 'focus on clean energy,' 'technology,' and 'entrepreneurship,' are other stand-out elements of the program."

The top 10 schools on the list of 50 best graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies in 2025 are:

1. Rice University
2. University of California-Los Angeles
3. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
4. Washington University in St. Louis
5. Babson College
6. University of Washington
7. University of Texas at Austin
8. University of Virginia
9. Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands
10. University of South Florida

The top 10 schools on the list of 50 best undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies in 2025 are:

1. University of Houston
2. University of Texas at Austin
3. Babson College
4. University of Washington
5. Washington University in St. Louis
6. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
7. University of Maryland-College Park
8. Miami University of Ohio
9. Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico
10. Northeastern University

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The story originally was published on our sister site, InnovationMap.

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