2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region
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The Most Popular Psychology 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 90 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Psychology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for psychology students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for psychology students. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
Out of the 90 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
With a ranking of #8, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Tyler is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.
Texas Tech University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Sam Houston State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.
University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #13, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University | Weatherford, OK |
| 16 | Angelo State University | San Angelo, TX |
| 16 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 18 | Midwestern University - Glendale | Glendale, AZ |
Best Psychology Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 2,406 |
| Texas | 2,011 |
| Oklahoma | 390 |
| New Mexico | 92 |
Majors Related to Psychology
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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