2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Organizational Psychology in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Industrial & Organizational Psychology is the 280th most popular major in the country with 2,199 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 131 industrial and organizational psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 industrial and organizational psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial and organizational psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial and organizational psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the industrial and organizational psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Organizational Psychology in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$18,689 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree industrial and organizational psychology students list, UH has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$17,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s industrial and organizational psychology students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona are $17,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Industrial & Organizational Psychology at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#4

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$24,080 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 2 doctorate’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Industrial & Organizational Psychology at University of Tulsa

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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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