Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Southwest Texas College

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at SWTX. You can study it at the Associate’s level. Its best result is a rank of #55 out of 59 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

SWTX Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#1,324 in the U.S.

#88 in Texas

#148 in the Southwest Region

College Factual ranks SWTX among the top schools in the country for liberal arts general studies, ranked #1,324 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,324 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas	88 of 93
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southwest Region	148 of 171

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at SWTX

Here is each degree level granted in liberal arts general studies at SWTX, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	532

SWTX Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Southwest Texas College awarded 532 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

SWTX ranks competitively among schools offering liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. In particular it placed #55 out of 59 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas	55
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	96
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	948

SWTX Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$2,646 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$6,968 Average Student Debt

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,024	$5,208
Fees	$1,086	$1,086

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Associate’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 33% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The largest share of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at SWTX are Hispanic or Latino. Approximately 92% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Southwest Texas College with a associate’s in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Southwest Texas College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	492
White	31
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	6

General Studies (Associate’s)

SWTX granted 532 associate’s degrees in general studies in the latest year of data — 67% to women and 33% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Hispanic or Latino (92%).

Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas — #47
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #78
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools — #385

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.