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2023 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

33 Colleges
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

With 42,013 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best school in the Southwest Region for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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#3

Rice University

Houston, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rice University is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree psychology programs. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

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Best Psychology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,406
Texas 2,011
Oklahoma 390
New Mexico 92

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

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 Nevit Dilmen.

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