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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master's Degree School for You

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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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities program at each school on the list.

Check out the liberal arts / sciences and humanities master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found University of Oklahoma Norman Campus to be the most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 48% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Out of the 24 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at TCU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their master’s degree. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

Women make up 56% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#4

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Dallas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Southwest Region . UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irving.

Of the 31 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at UD, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 62% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

About 60% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

About 70% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#8

St. John's College

Santa Fe, NM

St. John’s College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the rural area of Santa Fe, St. John's is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 63% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, University of St. Thomas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their master’s degree. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 13 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at UST, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

Of the 13 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at UH Clear Lake, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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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 24 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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