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2024 Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region

15 Ranked Colleges
302 Degrees Awarded
$16,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region

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 Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Educational Psychology is the 309th most popular major in the country with 1,856 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 302 educational psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent educational psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the educational psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region.

Top 15 Best Value Colleges for Educational Psychology in the Southwest Region

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 2 ’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,721 for southwest region educational psychology students per year to attend University of Houston.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Houston Educational Psychology Report

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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 #2 for the Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 75 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $18,919 for Southwest Region Educational Psychology students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 34 ’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $14,122 for Southwest Region Educational Psychology students.

Full UNT Educational Psychology Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region educational psychology students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $16,194 for Southwest Region Educational Psychology 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Texas Tech University Educational Psychology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 ’s educational psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $18,350 for southwest region educational psychology students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Educational Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin

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With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,237 for Southwest Region Educational Psychology students per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at OSU

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 7 ’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

NAU also made our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $14,308 for Southwest Region Educational Psychology students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at Northern Arizona University

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 11 ’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,424 for southwest region educational psychology students per year to attend UNM.

Read more about Educational Psychology at UNM

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #9 spot on the 2024 Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s educational psychology degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region educational psychology students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,107 for southwest region educational psychology students per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 86%.

Full ASU - Tempe Educational Psychology Report

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With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,515 for Southwest Region Educational Psychology students per year to attend Texas A&M Commerce.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University - Commerce

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s educational psychology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,122 for Southwest Region Educational Psychology students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at University of Oklahoma

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With a ranking of #12, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 14 ’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio is $10,549 for Southwest Region Educational Psychology students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at UTSA

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2024 Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s educational psychology degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $13,358 for southwest region educational psychology students.

Read more about Educational Psychology at University of Arizona

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Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Baylor University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s educational psychology degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor is $37,309 for southwest region educational psychology students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Baylor University Educational Psychology Report

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #15 spot on the 2024 Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s educational psychology degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $15,509 for Southwest Region Educational Psychology students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Educational Psychology Report

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