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Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is the most popular major in the United States with 79,412 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Liberal Arts General Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma Norman Campus the most popular school in the Southwest Region for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

Women make up 48% of the liberal arts 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. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Women make up 55% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Southern Methodist University Report

#4

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Dallas is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Irving, UD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 58% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Dallas Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 62% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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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 general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#8

St. John's College

Santa Fe, NM

St. John’s College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts general studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. St. John's is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Santa Fe.

Women make up 37% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 23% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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University of St. Thomas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts general studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of St. Thomas Report

Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts general studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 55,869
Arizona 8,087
Oklahoma 3,298
New Mexico 3,989

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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