by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 129,869 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Texas, there were 42,083 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,491 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arlington Baptist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Studies at Arlington Baptist University
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #2 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 164 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Studies at West Texas A&M University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small school located in Waxahachie, Texas that handed out 37 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Studies at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 255 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 78 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of North Texas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 560 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #7, University of St. Thomas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Studies at University of St. Thomas
Texas A&M University - Texarkana ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. Texas A&M University - Texarkana is a small school located in Texarkana, Texas that handed out 20 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Texarkana General Studies Report
Southwestern Adventist University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. Southwestern Adventist University is located in Keene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Studies at Southwestern Adventist University
Howard Payne University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. Howard Payne University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brownwood, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #11. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Belton, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Studies at University of Mary Hardin - Baylor
Lamar University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 164 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 103 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Studies at Texas A&M University - Commerce
With a ranking of #14, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 87 students in 2020-2021.
Texas State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 211 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 295 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Studies at The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 161 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Texas Tech University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 192 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Sul Ross State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. Located in Alpine, Texas, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Studies at Sul Ross State University
Texas Christian University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Studies at Texas Christian University
Parker University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #21. Parker University is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Prairie View A & M University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
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Wayland Baptist University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. Located in Plainview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Studies at Wayland Baptist University
Paul Quinn College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #24. Paul Quinn College is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #24. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Studies at Southern Methodist University
Saint Edward’s University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Studies at St. Edward’s University
With a ranking of #24, Trinity University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Texas list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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