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2023 Best General Psychology Schools in Texas

26 Colleges
$27,463 Avg Salary
$23,720 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Psychology School for You

In 2020-2021, 267 degrees and certificates were awarded to general psychology students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #59 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Psychology Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Psychology Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best General Psychology Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Methodist University the best school in Texas for general psychology students. 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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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 26 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 26 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Out of the 26 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the # 4 spot on the list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#6

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

Full General Psychology at Angelo State University Report

#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Schools in Texas ranking. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of North Texas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Schools in Texas ranking. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

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Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 322
Oklahoma 57
New Mexico 17

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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