by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 79,412 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,155 and $16,203 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 207 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts general studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville College-Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Texas, and it awarded 76 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Jacksonville Baptist College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Military Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. NMMI is a public institution located in Roswell, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 109 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at New Mexico Military Institute
Out of the 207 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Christian College landed the #3 spot on the list. Terrell, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Southwestern Christian College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Lakeview College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Northeast Lakeview College is a medium-sized public school situated in Universal City, Texas. It awarded 813 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northeast Lakeview College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Vista College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 2,384 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Northwest Vista College
St. John’s College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St. John’s is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 67 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Palo Alto College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 1,194 students in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 2,613 diplomas to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at San Antonio College
El Centro College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this large public school awarded 7,386 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at El Centro College
Laredo College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Laredo College is located in Laredo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 927 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Laredo College
Randall University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Randall University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moore, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Arlington Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Arlington Baptist University
With a ranking of #13, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Collin County Community College District is located in McKinney, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3,223 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Collin County Community College District
With a ranking of #14, Tarrant County College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College District is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,817 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tarrant County College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
With a ranking of #15, New Mexico Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Hobbs, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 175 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at New Mexico Junior College
Lone Star College System ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Lone Star College System is a public institution located in The Woodlands, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6,347 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Lone Star College System
Southwest Texas Junior College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwest Texas Junior College is located in Uvalde, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 714 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Southwest Texas Junior College
Ranger College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Ranger College is located in Ranger, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 250 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Ranger College
With a ranking of #19, Trinity Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. TVCC is a medium-sized school located in Athens, Texas that handed out 757 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Trinity Valley Community College
Central Texas College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Central Texas College is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,171 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Central Texas College
North Central Texas College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. NCTC is a public institution located in Gainesville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 715 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Cisco College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Cisco College is a public institution located in Cisco, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 305 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Cisco College
With a ranking of #23, McLennan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 879 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at McLennan Community College
Clarendon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Clarendon College is a public institution located in Clarendon, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 144 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Clarendon College
Frank Phillips College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. FPC is a small school located in Borger, Texas that handed out 122 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Not only did these schools make the top 32 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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