by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 366,996 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Southwest region, there were 27,220 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19,629 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 62 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts 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 southwest region associate degree liberal studies students.
Out of the 62 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Military Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. NMMI is a small public school situated in Roswell, New Mexico. It awarded 109 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Christian College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Terrell, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 62 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the #3 spot on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a large public school situated in The Woodlands, Texas. It awarded 6,347 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region. TVCC is located in Athens, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 757 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McLennan Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region. McLennan Community College is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 764 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Collin County Community College District landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 1,979 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts at Collin County Community College District
With a ranking of #7, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,368 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Western Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Snyder, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 92 students in 2020-2021.
South Mountain Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 233 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Arizona College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Coolidge, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 297 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts at Pinal County Community College
With a ranking of #11, Tohono O’Odham Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Sells, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Paradise Valley Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Paradise Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 340 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts at Paradise Valley Community College
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is a small school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 17 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Estrella Mountain Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 550 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts at Estrella Mountain Community College
Western Oklahoma State College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Western Oklahoma State College is a public institution located in Altus, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts at Western Oklahoma State College
With a ranking of #16, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 696 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, Arizona. It awarded 818 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and it awarded 11 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chandler, Arizona, and it awarded 508 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. ENMU - Main Campus is a small school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 256 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 263 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts at Scottsdale Community College
Pima Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 714 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #24, Phoenix College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 319 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Huston - Tillotson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Huston - Tillotson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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