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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southwest Region

83 Ranked Colleges
6,170 Degrees Awarded
$33,763 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,170 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 83 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arlington Baptist University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

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St. John's College
Santa Fe, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. John’s College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baptist University of the Americas landed the #3 spot on the list. Baptist University of the Americas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Randall University
Moore, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Randall University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Randall is located in Moore, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Paul Quinn College
Dallas, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Quinn College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

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Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, Texas

Wayland Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Plainview, Texas, and it awarded 186 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a small public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 130 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas College
Tyler, Texas

Texas College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, New Mexico

Northern New Mexico College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern New Mexico College is located in Espanola, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 224 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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Langston University
Langston, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #12, Langston University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Langston University is located in Langston, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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With a ranking of #13, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 164 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #14, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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With a ranking of #15, Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. NWOSU is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 25 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 255 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Southern Nazarene University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Bethany, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 498 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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%.

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University of St. Thomas ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. University of St. Thomas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 59 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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%.

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With a ranking of #20, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Southern University is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. 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.

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University of North Texas landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 560 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #24, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 333 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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With a ranking of #25, Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Texarkana is a public institution located in Texarkana, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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