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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best General Psychology Master'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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The Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree 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 39 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 General Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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

Full General Psychology at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 72% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full General Psychology at Houston Baptist University Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 39 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 30% are male.

Full General Psychology at University of Houston Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Of the 21 students majoring in psychology at UT Arlington, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at University of North Texas Report

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 63% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 29% are male.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Arizona

University of Central Oklahoma ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

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

Full General Psychology at University of Central Oklahoma Report

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 267
Arizona 322
Oklahoma 57
New Mexico 17

General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

  • 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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