by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,230 people earned their degree in school psychology, making the major the 260th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 247 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 160 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in school psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in school psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region”.
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 #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region. Our Lady of the Lake University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on School Psychology at Our Lady of the Lake University
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #2 spot on the list. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about School Psychology at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Tyler. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read full report on School Psychology at The University of Texas at Tyler
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Victoria. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region. UH Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Houston - Victoria School Psychology Report
Texas Wesleyan University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Abilene Christian University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s school psychology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 19 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Rio Grande Valley School Psychology Report
Northern Arizona University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on School Psychology at Northern Arizona University
With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s school psychology students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Sam Houston State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about School Psychology at Texas A&M University - Commerce
With a ranking of #16, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 4 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about School Psychology at University of Central Oklahoma
With a ranking of #17, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s school psychology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on School Psychology at University of Arizona
With a ranking of #18, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s school psychology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Texas A&M Texarkana is a small school located in Texarkana, Texas that handed out 0 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 17 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on School Psychology at Ottawa University - Phoenix
With a ranking of #19, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 0 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on School Psychology at West Texas A&M University
With a ranking of #19, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s school psychology students in 2020-2021.
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