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2025 Best Humanities Schools in Texas

5 Colleges in Texas
208 Humanities Degrees Awarded
Ranked #37 in popularity, humanities is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for humanities students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 208 degrees in humanities annually.

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Choosing a Great Humanities School

Best Humanities Schools in Texas Your choice of humanities school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Humanities School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Humanities Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Humanities
Bachelor's Degrees in Humanities
Master's Degrees in Humanities

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Humanities Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Humanities in Texas

The schools below may not offer all types of humanities degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Texas Schools in Humanities

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

It's difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in humanities. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were about 15 humanities students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In TX

Wayland Baptist University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in humanities. Located in the town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 55th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 5 humanities students who graduated with this degree at Wayland Baptist University in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TX

The University of Texas at San Antonio is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in humanities. UTSA is a very large public university located in the large city of San Antonio. A Best Colleges rank of #567 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UTSA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 humanities students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TX
53.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Lubbock Christian University if you want to pursue a degree in humanities. LCU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Lubbock. This university ranks 72nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 15 humanities students who graduated with this degree at LCU in the most recent data year.

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Texarkana College
Texarkana, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
34 Humanities Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 102nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 34 humanities students who graduated with this degree at Texarkana College in the most recent data year.

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Best Humanities Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Humanities Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 32
Oklahoma 565 40
New Mexico 416 3

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Humanities is one of 3 different types of Liberal Arts General Studies programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Studies 38,700
Liberal Arts 14,501
Individualized Studies 456

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