Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

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

Find Schools Near

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

77 Colleges
$46,147 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 77 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the clinical psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lamar University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 92% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Lamar University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 230 students majoring in clinical psychology at ASU - Skysong, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Arizona State University - Skysong

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Tyler. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 80 students majoring in clinical psychology at UT Tyler, 23% are male and 78% are female.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at The University of Texas at Tyler

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

About 84% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 16% are male.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Texas State University

The in-demand master’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 very large public school located in the city of Denton.

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

Read More…

Sam Houston State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in clinical psychology at SHSU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Sam Houston State University Report

Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

About 86% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 14% are male.

Read More…

With a ranking of #8, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. SWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Weatherford.

Women make up 92% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Southwestern Oklahoma State University Report

The University of Texas at Austin ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin

University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 78% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

Read More…

#10

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Angelo State University

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Clinical & Counseling Psychology students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
12 LeTourneau University Longview, TX
12 Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX
14 Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK
14 Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX
14 Amberton University Garland, TX

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 26 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.