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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$61,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,224 clinical, counseling and applied psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the clinical psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best school in the Southwest Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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With a ranking of #6, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #7, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,624
Arizona 642
Oklahoma 319
New Mexico 67

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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