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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region

80 Colleges
$51,069 Avg Salary
$24,608 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 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.

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The Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 80 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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.

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

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 degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

The excellent programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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Out of the 80 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Tyler landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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Sam Houston State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.

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Midwestern University - Glendale ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#11

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#12

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Wesleyan University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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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 Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
13 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX
14 Angelo State University San Angelo, TX
15 Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, OK
16 Ottawa University - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
16 Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, 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).

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