by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Texas, there were 58,100 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,566 and $15,994 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 114 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas. El Centro College is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7,386 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas list. This large school is located in The Woodlands, Texas, and it awarded 6,347 ’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 Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas. Tarrant County College District is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4,817 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Tarrant County College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas list. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school handed out 3,223 diplomas to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 2,613 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Northwest Vista College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 2,384 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest Vista College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Houston Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas ranking. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2,293 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Austin Community College District came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas ranking. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,654 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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El Paso Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas list. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,507 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full El Paso Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
With a ranking of #10, South Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas list. South Texas College is a public institution located in McAllen, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,429 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Blinn College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #11. Blinn College is a public institution located in Brenham, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,292 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Palo Alto College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 1,194 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Texas College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 1,171 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas list. San Jacinto College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 1,087 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Jacinto College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
With a ranking of #15, Laredo College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 927 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
McLennan Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 879 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Northeast Lakeview College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas list. Northeast Lakeview College is located in Universal City, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 813 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Northeast Lakeview College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Trinity Valley Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Athens, Texas, and it awarded 757 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, North Central Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas list. North Central Texas College is located in Gainesville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 715 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Southwest Texas Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #20. Uvalde, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 714 students in 2020-2021.
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St Philip’s College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 713 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Tyler Junior College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas list. Located in Tyler, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 684 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 560 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Navarro College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas ranking. Navarro College is a public institution located in Corsicana, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 511 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, Odessa College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Texas list. Odessa College is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 425 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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