2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You
General Psychology is the #35 most popular major in the country with 8,051 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 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 General Psychology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 66% of the psychology majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
About 85% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 15% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
Women make up 77% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in psychology at University of Oklahoma, 64% are male and 36% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
About 73% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 27% are male.
Full General Psychology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report
Rice University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
Women make up 63% of the psychology majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
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Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 50% are male.
Baylor University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.
Women make up 67% of the psychology majors at the school.
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general psychology programs. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
Best General Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 267 |
Arizona | 322 |
Oklahoma | 57 |
New Mexico | 17 |
General Psychology Related Majors
General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 29,224 |
Child Development & Psychology | 2,576 |
Other Psychology | 2,162 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.
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