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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

30 Colleges
5,481 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,825 Avg Cost*

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

For this year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts general studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying liberal arts.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts general studies ranking for non-traditional students. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman. University of Oklahoma not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Southwest Region list.

About 1.2% of University of Oklahoma students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,433 students take at least one class online at University of Oklahoma. About 6,082 of the students at University of Oklahoma are attending part time.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wayland Baptist University. Located in the town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 1,319 students at Wayland Baptist University are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,787 part time students in attendance at Wayland Baptist University.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Methodist University. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 1.1% of SMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. 3,019 of SMU students are attending part time.

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Texas Woman's University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 6,914 students at TWU are exclusively online. 7,329 students are part time.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Texas Woman’s University Report

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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Austin as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 students are part time.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at The University of Texas at Austin Report

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The University of Texas at Arlington comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. 22,217 students are part time.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

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Northern Arizona University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 9,603 students at NAU that take at least one class online. 6,368 students are part time.

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University of North Texas comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

The student loan default rate at UNT is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. 12,105 students are part time.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas State University. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

About 2.0% of Texas State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. 8,642 students are part time.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Texas State University Report

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Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Southwestern Assemblies of God University is lower than is typical, just 4.5% of students default in three years. 899 students at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are exclusively online. About 514 of the students at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are attending part time.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Best for Non-Traditional Students Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students liberal arts general studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,412
Arizona 984
Oklahoma 1,195
New Mexico 579

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