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2023 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region

13 Colleges
$29,155 Avg Salary
$16,203 Avg Student Debt

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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #30 most popular major in the country with 2,680 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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The excellent programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Southwest Region . SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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#4

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

University of Dallas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irving.

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#7

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

Wayland Baptist University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region list. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Plainview.

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public school located in the rural area of Killeen.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. It came in at #9 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 51
Texas 219
Oklahoma 195
New Mexico 21

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 2,680

Majors Similar to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

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