by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 94th most popular major in the country with 9,057 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,329 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 955 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general multi-/interdisciplinary studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wiley College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Wiley College
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M International University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Laredo, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 84 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Texas A&M International University
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #3 spot on the list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 183 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region. Houston Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Houston Baptist University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 294 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Arizona
Hardin - Simmons University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Hardin - Simmons
Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region list. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 88 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at UT Rio Grande Valley
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 85 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at NAU
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full University of Oklahoma General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Baylor University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Baylor
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Chickasha, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at USAO
With a ranking of #13, Texas Lutheran University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region list. Seguin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at TLU
With a ranking of #14, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Prescott, Arizona. It awarded 3 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Embry-Riddle Prescott
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at SFASU
Mid-America Christian University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at MACU
With a ranking of #17, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Texas Christian University
Our Lady of the Lake University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region list. Our Lady of the Lake University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Our Lady of the Lake University
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe
With a ranking of #21, Arizona Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Arizona Christian University
With a ranking of #21, Jarvis Christian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region list. Jarvis Christian College is located in Hawkins, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at The Bulldogs
Southern Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Bethany, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major 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%.
Paul Quinn College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Paul Quinn College is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Paul Quinn College General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
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