2026 Rankings for Southwest Texas College

What kind of rankings and accolades has Southwest Texas Junior College been awarded? All of the ranking badges and placements Southwest Texas Junior College holds are detailed on this page.

Southwest Texas Junior College was awarded 1 ranking badge in the 2026 analysis.

Top Rankings for Southwest Texas Junior College:



#158 out of 606

How Southwest Texas Junior College Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

#1381 Best Associate Degree Colleges

Top Ranked Majors

Southwest Texas Junior College has 68 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas	19	21	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in Texas	24	24	View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	28	32	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Texas	31	33	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Texas	31	33	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in the Southwest Region	35	36	View Report
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas	47	49	View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Texas	47	51	View Report
Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Texas	48	57	View Report
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Texas	48	58	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	50	57	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	53	60	View Report
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Texas	54	77	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas	55	59	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Texas	55	59	View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Southwest Region	64	71	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Texas	65	73	View Report
Best General Studies Schools in Texas	68	71	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Texas	68	75	View Report
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	78	93	View Report
Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	88	105	View Report
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	88	106	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas	88	93	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Texas	88	93	View Report
Best Registered Nursing Schools in Texas	93	110	View Report
Best Nursing Schools in Texas	93	111	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	96	118	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	96	118	View Report
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	100	141	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southwest Region	102	116	View Report
Best General Studies Schools in the Southwest Region	106	122	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southwest Region	110	123	View Report
Best Health Professions Schools in Texas	119	152	View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools	125	160	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southwest Region	148	171	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region	148	171	View Report
Best Registered Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region	156	191	View Report
Best Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region	158	195	View Report
Best Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Region	193	254	View Report
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools	385	451	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools	418	497	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	447	532	View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools	452	545	View Report
Best General Studies Schools	505	574	View Report
Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools	745	1050	View Report
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools	745	1061	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	921	1112	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	948	1120	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	948	1120	View Report
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	962	1428	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	990	1189	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1324	1506	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	1324	1506	View Report
Best Registered Nursing Schools	1451	1899	View Report
Best Nursing Schools	1488	1956	View Report
Best Health Professions Schools	1958	2577	View Report

How Southwest Texas Junior College Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

Southwest Texas Junior College has 68 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas	16	24	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Texas	18	56	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	19	37	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in Texas	20	29	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Southwest Region	24	79	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Texas	24	33	View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Texas	25	33	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in the Southwest Region	27	49	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Texas	27	73	View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Texas	28	75	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	33	57	View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	34	60	View Report
Best Value General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas	39	50	View Report
Best Value General Studies Schools in Texas	39	73	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southwest Region	40	115	View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southwest Region	42	122	View Report
Best Value Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Texas	44	57	View Report
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Texas	44	57	View Report
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in Texas	48	105	View Report
Best Value Nursing Schools in Texas	48	105	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas	48	59	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Texas	48	59	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas	49	93	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Texas	49	93	View Report
Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Texas	50	76	View Report
Best Value General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	61	101	View Report
Best Value Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	62	104	View Report
Best Value Health Professions Schools in Texas	62	140	View Report
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	63	104	View Report
Best Value General Studies Schools in the Southwest Region	64	135	View Report
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region	70	182	View Report
Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	70	137	View Report
Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region	72	183	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	75	119	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	75	119	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southwest Region	79	171	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region	79	171	View Report
Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Region	80	235	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools	122	198	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools	158	606	View Report
Best Value General Studies Associate Degree Schools	304	597	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools	307	496	View Report
Best Value General Studies Schools	315	773	View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	327	531	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	348	1103	View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	372	1177	View Report
Best Value Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools	534	1026	View Report
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools	537	1035	View Report
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools	587	1839	View Report
Best Value Nursing Schools	590	1874	View Report
Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	626	1387	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	634	1119	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	634	1119	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	672	1497	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	672	1497	View Report
Best Value Health Professions Schools	699	2423	View Report

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