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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in Texas

17 Colleges
$29,566 Avg Salary
$15,994 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities School for You

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #28 most popular major in Texas with 219 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Methodist University the most popular school in Texas for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Southern Methodist University Report

#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Texas Christian University Report

#3

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in Texas list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irving.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Dallas Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Out of the 17 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of St. Thomas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in Texas ranking. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. It came in at #6 on the list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

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Dallas Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. It came in at #8 on the list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Dallas Baptist University Report

#9

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. It came in at #9 on the list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Rice University Report

Saint Edward’s University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the large city of Austin, St. Edward's University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Saint Edward’s University Report

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 51
Oklahoma 195
New Mexico 21

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 2,680

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 17 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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