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2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,082 people earned their degree in clinical psychology, making the major the 140th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 269 clinical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 clinical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in clinical psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality clinical psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the clinical psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree clinical psychology students.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Psychology in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 11 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Clinical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.

Full UNT Clinical Psychology Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Clinical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M College Station Clinical Psychology Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Clinical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Clinical Psychology at Texas Tech

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Clinical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Clinical Psychology at UT Austin

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

UH also took the #7 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Clinical Psychology Report

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Sam Houston State University Clinical Psychology Report

#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#6 in overall quality

University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 5 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Clinical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Tulsa Clinical Psychology Report

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Clinical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Baylor University Clinical Psychology Report

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Clinical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Clinical Psychology at SMU

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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