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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Texas

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

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the most popular major in Texas with 55,869 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 70 schools in Texas to see which associate degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our analysis found El Centro College to be the most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a associate degree in Texas. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the city of Dallas.

About 65% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#2

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

The in-demand associate degree programs at Lone Star College System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6,347 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at North Harris Montgomery, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Out of the 70 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 33% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Collin County Community College District is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 3,223 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Collin County Community College District, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#5

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

The in-demand associate degree programs at San Antonio College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in Texas. Located in the large city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#6

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, TX

Northwest Vista College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Northwest Vista College is a large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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

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Houston Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 32% are male.

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Austin Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

About 68% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 32% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, El Paso Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. El Paso Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

Women make up 68% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#10

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

South Texas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of McAllen.

Women make up 69% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Texas award.

Rank College Location
11 Blinn College Brenham, TX
12 Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX
13 Central Texas College Killeen, TX
14 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX

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

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Majors Similar to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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