by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Counseling Psychology is the 90th most popular major in the country with 9,463 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,049 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in counseling psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in counseling psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree counseling psychology students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Wesleyan University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Texas Wesleyan University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Our Lady of the Lake University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region. Our Lady of the Lake University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Counseling Psychology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Counseling Psychology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Counseling Psychology Report
University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Counseling Psychology at Texas A&M College Station
Angelo State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.
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