by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 129,869 general studies students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country.
Across the Southwest region, there were 51,191 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 45,040 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 119 colleges that offer a degree in general studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 119 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Lakeview College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Universal City, Texas, and it awarded 811 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Vista College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Northwest Vista College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2,322 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palo Alto College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 1,159 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,530 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. El Centro College is a large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 7,386 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Laredo College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Laredo College is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 927 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Tarrant County College District ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school handed out 4,817 diplomas to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
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New Mexico Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 175 diplomas to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Studies at New Mexico Junior College
With a ranking of #9, Southwest Texas Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwest Texas Junior College is located in Uvalde, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 714 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Ranger College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies 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 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
North Central Texas College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Gainesville, Texas, and it awarded 715 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cisco College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies 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 270 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Frank Phillips College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Borger, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 122 students in 2020-2021.
Clarendon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Clarendon, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 140 students in 2020-2021.
Kilgore College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Kilgore, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 383 diplomas to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
College of the Muscogee Nation did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 16 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Blinn College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Blinn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brenham, Texas. It awarded 1,292 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Coastal Bend College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Beeville, Texas, and it awarded 242 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeast Texas Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mount Pleasant, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 262 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 55 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Central Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school situated in Killeen, Texas. It awarded 826 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Weatherford College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Weatherford, Texas, and it awarded 322 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Redlands Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. El Reno, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 95 students in 2020-2021.
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St Philip’s College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 710 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Navarro College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Navarro College is a public institution located in Corsicana, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 454 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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