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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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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The Most Popular 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. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges.

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 degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #2 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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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools 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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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the rural area of Santa Fe, St. John's is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

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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 26 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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