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

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 17% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Women make up 76% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #3 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 large city of Houston.

About 93% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southwest Region . UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

About 76% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 30 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in clinical psychology at Texas Tech, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Midwestern University - Glendale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 24% are male.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 40% are male.

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.

About 69% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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