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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in counseling psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great counseling psychology programs and 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Counseling Psychology Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full TWU Counseling Psychology Report

#1 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 #3 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Counseling Psychology Report

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #4 spot on the 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Texas Counseling Psychology Report

#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 Getting Aid. 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 Counseling Psychology Report

#5 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to 1 students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at OSU

#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 Getting Aid ranking. NMSU 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 also took the #10 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NMSU Main Campus Counseling Psychology Report

#8

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. OLLU 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 with aid list, OLLU has also earned the #8 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 OLLU are $17,490.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Our Lady of the Lake University

#6 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

Texas Wesleyan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Wesleyan University are $16,992, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Texas Wesleyan

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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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