2024 Best General Studies Schools in the Southwest Region
94Colleges in the Southwest Region
51,191General Studies Degrees Awarded
General Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #5 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 94 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 51,191 degrees in general studies to qualified students.
Your choice of general studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Best Schools for General Studies in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of general studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
14 Top Southwest Region Schools in General Studies
University of St. Thomas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general studies. Located in the city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 38th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 44 general studies students who graduated with this degree at UST in the most recent year we have data available.
Texas Tech University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in general studies. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were about 192 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Central Texas College if you want to pursue a degree in general studies. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Killeen. A Best Colleges rank of #254 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Central Texas College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 826 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Central Texas College in the most recent data year.
University of North Texas is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general studies. UNT is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.
There were about 560 general studies students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.
CNM is a large public college located in the city of Albuquerque. A Best Colleges rank of #534 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CNM is a great college overall.
There were roughly 2341 general studies students who graduated with this degree at CNM in the most recent data year.
TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 44 general studies students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.
Mesa Community College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Mesa. A Best Colleges rank of #472 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mesa Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 74 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Mesa Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #227 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means OSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 223 general studies students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of San Antonio, Northwest Vista College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #384 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwest Vista College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 2322 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Northwest Vista College in the most recent data year.
OCCC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Oklahoma City. This college ranks 6th out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 648 general studies students who graduated with this degree at OCCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 220 general studies students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #464 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Collin County Community College District is a great college overall.
There were about 1244 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Collin County Community College District in the most recent data year.
MCC is a medium-sized public college located in the midsize city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #474 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MCC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 115 general studies students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.
ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Portales. This university ranks 6th out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were roughly 59 general studies students who graduated with this degree at ENMU - Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
Here are some additional great schools for General Studies students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Best General Studies Schools in the Southwest Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).