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2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor's

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With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 83 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular liberal arts general studies programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s”.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. 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.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at University of North Texas

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the 83 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 498 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees 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%.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Northern Arizona University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 376 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 General Studies at Arizona State University - Skysong

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Out of the 83 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Oklahoma Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Out of the 83 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 295 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 UT Arlington Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 273 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 263 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 255 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

Full TWU Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 224 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Central Oklahoma

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 216 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 211 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

Full Texas State University Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 197 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 87%.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Texas Tech University

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Wayland Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 186 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Wayland Baptist University Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 167 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 General Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

Lamar University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 164 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Lamar University

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West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 164 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at West Texas A&M University

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With a ranking of #17, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 146 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

Full NMSU Main Campus Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 138 students in 2020-2021.

Full Texas A&M Commerce Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. ENMU - Main Campus is a public institution located in Portales, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 130 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. 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.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Tarleton

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe

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Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 78 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full TSU Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Northeastern State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s liberal arts 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%.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at NSU

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at UH

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