by our College Data Analytics Team
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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 366,996 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.
Across Texas, there were 15,257 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 447 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Quinn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas list. Texas College is a small school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas list. Concordia University, Texas is located in Lakeway, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas list. University of St. Thomas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 15 bachelors’s liberal 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%.
Sul Ross State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Alpine, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
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Sam Houston State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 132 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
University of Houston ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #12, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas list. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #13. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
With a ranking of #14, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas list. UIW is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Houston Baptist University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
East Texas Baptist University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas list. East Texas Baptist University is located in Marshall, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
Tarleton State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Howard Payne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas list. Howard Payne University is located in Brownwood, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Schreiner University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking. Schreiner University is a small school located in Kerrville, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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