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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Texas” 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 Texas, there were 42,083 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39,440 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,954 and $18,599 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 59 colleges that offer a degree in general studies. That schools that top this list have a program in general studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas associate degree general studies students.
Out of the 59 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas 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.
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 Texas list. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 2,322 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palo Alto College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. Palo Alto College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,159 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 59 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #4 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 2,530 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 59 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this large public school handed out 7,386 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Laredo College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. Tarrant County College is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 4,817 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwest Texas Junior College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Uvalde, Texas, and it awarded 714 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ranger College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. Ranger College is a small school located in Ranger, Texas that handed out 250 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
North Central Texas College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. Located in Gainesville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 715 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
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Cisco College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. Cisco College is a small public school situated in Cisco, Texas. It awarded 270 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Frank Phillips College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. Frank Phillips College is a small school located in Borger, Texas that handed out 122 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Clarendon College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. Clarendon College is a small school located in Clarendon, Texas that handed out 140 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Kilgore College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. Kilgore, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 383 students in 2020-2021.
Blinn College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in Brenham, Texas, and it awarded 1,292 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Coastal Bend College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. Coastal Bend College is a public institution located in Beeville, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 242 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeast Texas Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. This small school is located in Mount Pleasant, Texas, and it awarded 262 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #18. Central Texas College is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 826 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Weatherford College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. Weatherford College is a medium-sized school located in Weatherford, Texas that handed out 322 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
St Philip’s College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 710 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Navarro College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. Navarro College is located in Corsicana, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 454 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Houston Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 2,293 diplomas to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Brazosport College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. Lake Jackson, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 279 students in 2020-2021.
Alvin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #25. Alvin is a small school located in Alvin, Texas that handed out 353 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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