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2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 9,220 people earned their degree in counseling psychology, making the major the 81st most popular in the United States.

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 $75-$110k” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #3 spot 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Texas Counseling Psychology Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 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 University of Houston are $18,689.

Full UH Counseling Psychology Report

#7 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 3 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 $75-$110k list, TWU has also earned the #7 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 Texas Woman’s University are $14,962.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at TWU

#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech University Counseling Psychology Report

#1 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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 $75-$110k 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.

Full Texas A&M College Station Counseling Psychology Report

#10 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 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 NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Full NMSU Main Campus Counseling Psychology Report

#8

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Our Lady of the Lake University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

OLLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OLLU are $17,490, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at OLLU

#6 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $75-$110k list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #6 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 University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at University of Oklahoma

#10

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Texas Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and 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 University are $16,992, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Texas Wesleyan University

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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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