If you pursue a degree in individualized studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #38 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for individualized studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 534 degrees in individualized studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of individualized studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for individualized studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Individualized Studies Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of individualized studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
The University of Texas at Austin is a good option for students pursuing a degree in individualized studies. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 116 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.
Southern Methodist University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in individualized studies. SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 55 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.
Wayland Baptist University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in individualized studies. Located in the remote town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 24th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 275 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at Wayland Baptist University in the most recent year we have data available.
Concordia University, Texas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in individualized studies. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Austin. This university ranks 87th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 9 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Texas in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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Your choice of individualized studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for individualized studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
