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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$62,738 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor'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. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 66% of the psychology majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for psychology students working on their online doctor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 83% of the psychology majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ottawa University - Phoenix is a great place for psychology students working on their online doctor’s degree. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

About 76% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 24% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for psychology students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in psychology at UOPX - Arizona, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Psychology at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

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

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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 4 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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