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

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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” ranking.

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” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the counseling psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree counseling psychology students 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 University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M College Station Counseling Psychology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at University of North Texas

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s counseling psychology 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. 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.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Texas Tech University

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree counseling psychology students list, UH has also earned the #4 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 UH are $18,689.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at University of Houston

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at TWU

#5 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Counseling Psychology Report

#7

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. Our Lady of the Lake University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 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 Our Lady of the Lake University are $17,490, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Our Lady of the Lake University

#8

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Texas Wesleyan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Wesleyan also took 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.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Texas Wesleyan University

#6 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #6 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Counseling Psychology Report

#10 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at NMSU Main Campus

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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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