by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 79,412 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,155 and $16,203 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,170 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 83 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts general studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree liberal arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arlington Baptist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. John’s College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Santa Fe, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baptist University of the Americas landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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.
Full Baptist University of the Americas Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Randall University landed the #4 spot on the list. Randall is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moore, Oklahoma. It awarded 18 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Quinn College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Wayland Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Wayland Baptist University is located in Plainview, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 186 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Wayland Baptist University
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 130 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas College is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Northern New Mexico College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Northern New Mexico College is located in Espanola, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Northern New Mexico College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s liberal arts 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%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 224 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Langston University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Langston, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Langston University
West Texas A&M University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 164 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waxahachie, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
With a ranking of #15, Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Alva, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwestern Oklahoma State University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Texas Woman’s University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 255 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Southern Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bethany, Oklahoma. It awarded 39 bachelors’s liberal arts 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 Southern Nazarene University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Northern Arizona University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 498 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Northern Arizona University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
University of St. Thomas landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of St. Thomas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 59 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at University of St. Thomas
Texas Southern University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 78 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Durant, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 560 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 146 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 333 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Texas A&M University - Texarkana ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Texarkana, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Texas A&M University - Texarkana
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