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2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

24 Colleges
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 2,011 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in Texas 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 Psychology program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 79% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in Texas. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 33 students majoring in psychology at UH, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Full Psychology at University of Houston Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

About 68% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 32% are male.

Full Psychology at University of North Texas Report

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.

Of the 13 students majoring in psychology at UT Southwestern, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #7, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#8

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Wesleyan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree psychology programs. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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

Read full report on Psychology at Texas Wesleyan University

With a ranking of #9, Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, OLLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 11% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Women make up 78% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Texas Woman’s University Report

Best Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,406
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

Majors Similar to Psychology

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 24 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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