Ranked #1 in popularity, liberal arts general studies is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 83 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of liberal arts general studies. Combined, these schools handed out 64,911 associate degrees in liberal arts general studies to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Liberal Arts General Studies School for Your Associate Degree
Your choice of liberal arts general studies for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average Early-Career Salaries
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to liberal arts general studies students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other liberal arts general studies students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt liberal arts general studies students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts general studies related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts General Studies Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Liberal Arts General Studies in the Southwest Region
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
12 Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Liberal Arts
It's difficult to beat Central Texas College if you want to pursue an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public college located in the medium-sized suburb of Killeen.
Liberal Arts General Studies associate degree recipients from Central Texas College get an earnings boost of about $10,016 over the average income of liberal arts general studies graduates.
Central New Mexico Community College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. CNM is a large public college located in the city of Albuquerque.
Students who graduate with their associate from the liberal arts program state that they receive average early career wages of $26,799.
It's hard to beat Mesa Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Mesa.
Associate recipients from the liberal arts general studies degree program at Mesa Community College earn $7,617 more than the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
OCCC is a large public college located in the city of Oklahoma City.
Those liberal arts general studies students who get their associate degree from Oklahoma City Community College make $5,594 more than the average liberal arts student.
Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.
Liberal Arts General Studies associate degree recipients from Collin County Community College District earn a boost of about $2,324 above the typical earnings of liberal arts general studies majors.
MCC is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Waco.
Those liberal arts general studies students who get their associate degree from McLennan Community College earn $3,514 more than the standard liberal arts graduate.
Pima County Community College District is a large public college located in the city of Tucson.
Liberal Arts General Studies associate degree recipients from Pima Community College earn a boost of around $3,378 over the average earnings of liberal arts general studies graduates.
Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Liberal Arts General Studies associate degree recipients from El Centro College receive an earnings boost of around $2,992 over the typical income of liberal arts general studies majors.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
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Your choice of liberal arts general studies for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
