by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 22,314 people earned their degree in humanities, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 302 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular humanities programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region humanities students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texarkana College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region. Texarkana College is located in Texarkana, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 ’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s humanities degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 40 schools in the Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 27 ’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 40 schools in the Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dallas. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region. University of Dallas is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 23 ’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified ’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s humanities degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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Prescott College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Prescot College is located in Prescott, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Baylor University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #12, Baptist University of the Americas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s humanities degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Read full report on Humanities at Baptist University of the Americas
Lubbock Christian University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. LCU is a small school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 7 ’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Humanities at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Wayland Baptist University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Plainview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified ’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Humanities at Wayland Baptist University
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s humanities degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Humanities Report
Palo Alto College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Oklahoma City Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma City Community College is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Randall University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Moore, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
Lee College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. This medium-sized school is located in Baytown, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 ’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma Wesleyan University is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Humanities at Oklahoma Wesleyan University
With a ranking of #22, Rio Salado College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 0 ’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU Texas landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school situated in Wichita Falls, Texas. It awarded 0 ’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Cochise County Community College District ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Sierra Vista, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s humanities degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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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With a ranking of #22, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, Arizona, and it awarded 0 ’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Fe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. SFCC is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
Northwest Vista College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Northwest Vista College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #22, GateWay Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. GateWay Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 0 ’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston - Victoria came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Victoria is located in Victoria, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
Phoenix College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 ’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a public institution located in Chandler, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Paradise Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Humanities at Paradise Valley Community College
Scottsdale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 0 ’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Humanities at Estrella Mountain Community College
Blinn College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Blinn College is a public institution located in Brenham, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South Mountain Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 0 ’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Mesa Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Humanities Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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