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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 135 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas”.

Top 11 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Texas

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas. UST is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

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 Liberal Arts at University of St. Thomas

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 38 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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University of Dallas
Irving, Texas

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. Irving, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Full University of Dallas Liberal Arts Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas list. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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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Houston Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. HBU is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Liberal Arts at HBU

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking. Killeen, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 2 students 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%.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Texas A & M University - Central Texas

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Sul Ross State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking. Sul Ross is located in Alpine, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

Full Sul Ross State University Liberal Arts Report

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Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #10. Abilene Christian is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 2 masters’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%.

Full Abilene Christian University Liberal Arts Report

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Texas ranking. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 20 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 97%.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Liberal Arts Report

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