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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$33,077 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,566 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is the #67 most popular major in Texas with 219 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Liberal Arts General Studies

$7,363 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A & M University - Central Texas the best value school in Texas for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the rural area of Killeen, Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A & M University - Central Texas are $7,363 per year.

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$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $11,752 per year.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas rankings.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $11,852 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas list.

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#4

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX
$22,004 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayland Baptist University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wayland Baptist University are $22,004 a year.

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$31,560 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UST are $31,560 a year.

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#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX
$51,660 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TCU are $51,660 a year.

TCU also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas list, coming in at #3.

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$60,236 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

SMU undergraduate students pay an average of $60,236 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SMU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas list.

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#8

University of Dallas

Irving, TX
$46,864 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Dallas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Irving, UD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

UD undergraduate students pay an average of $46,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UD also claimed a spot on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 51
Oklahoma 195
New Mexico 21

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • 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.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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