by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,155 and $16,203 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 64,911 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 141 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts / sciences and humanities in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jacksonville College-Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Texas, and it awarded 76 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Military Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Roswell, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 109 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Christian College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region. Southwestern Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Terrell, Texas. It awarded 17 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Lakeview College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Universal City, Texas, and it awarded 813 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Vista College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region. Northwest Vista College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,384 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Palo Alto College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Palo Alto College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 1,194 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Antonio College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 2,613 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
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El Centro College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7,386 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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Laredo College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 927 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Collin County Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in McKinney, Texas, and it awarded 3,223 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Tarrant County College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College District is a large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 4,817 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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New Mexico Junior College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Junior College is a small public school situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. It awarded 175 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lone Star College System came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The Woodlands, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 6,347 students in 2020-2021.
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Southwest Texas Junior College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwest Texas Junior College is located in Uvalde, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 714 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #15, Ranger College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Ranger College is located in Ranger, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 250 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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Trinity Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Athens, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 757 students in 2020-2021.
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Central Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Central Texas College is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,171 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Texas College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
With a ranking of #18, North Central Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Gainesville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 715 students in 2020-2021.
Cisco College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Cisco, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 270 students in 2020-2021.
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McLennan Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. MCC is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 879 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Clarendon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Clarendon, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 144 students in 2020-2021.
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Frank Phillips College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Borger, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 122 students in 2020-2021.
Kilgore College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Kilgore College is located in Kilgore, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 383 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
Full Kilgore College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
College of the Muscogee Nation did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 16 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Coastal Bend College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Coastal Bend College is a small public school situated in Beeville, Texas. It awarded 252 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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