2023 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best psychology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 2,406 |
Texas | 2,011 |
Oklahoma | 390 |
New Mexico | 92 |
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Psychology Related Rankings by Major
Psychology Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 29,224 |
General Psychology | 8,051 |
Child Development & Psychology | 2,576 |
Other Psychology | 2,162 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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