by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 125,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Southwest region, there were 47,270 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,927 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 45 colleges that offered a degree in general studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general studies.
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The general studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arlington Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Arlington Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Randall University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Randall University is a small school located in Moore, Oklahoma that handed out 11 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 213 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 173 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waxahachie, Texas. It awarded 23 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University General Studies Report
Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 23 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Studies at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Texas Woman’s University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 192 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Southern Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Southern Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Studies at Southern Nazarene University
Texas Southern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 75 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Durant, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University General Studies Report
University of North Texas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 459 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, University of St. Thomas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texarkana, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 39 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - Texarkana General Studies Report
Northeastern State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 81 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Southwestern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Southwestern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Keene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Studies at Southwestern Adventist University
With a ranking of #17, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 190 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Howard Payne University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Howard Payne University is a small school located in Brownwood, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
East Central University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ECU is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 11 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Belton, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor General Studies Report
With a ranking of #21, Lamar University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Studies at Texas A&M University - Commerce
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 157 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Studies at Texas State University
Cameron University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Cameron University is a public institution located in Lawton, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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