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2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Counseling Psychology is the 81st most popular major in the country with 9,220 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,036 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in counseling psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent counseling psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNT has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at University of North Texas

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Counseling 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Counseling 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.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at University of Houston

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Texas Tech

#7 in overall quality

Texas Woman’s University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.

Full TWU Counseling Psychology Report

#10 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#6 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 2 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#9

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Our Lady of the Lake University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, OLLU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Our Lady of the Lake University are $17,490, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at OLLU

#10

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Texas Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Wesleyan, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Wesleyan are $16,992, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Wesleyan University Counseling Psychology Report

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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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