2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Southwest Region
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 “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 13,139 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11,045 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 78 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 488 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students list, UT Permian Basin has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is $10,092 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
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Out of the 78 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is located in Killeen, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.
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Out of the 78 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 566 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also made our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 425 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 124 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
UH Clear Lake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Clear Lake is $10,612 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
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University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 429 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UH Downtown is a fairly large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 177 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Downtown, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Downtown is $6,848 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
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Tarleton State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 163 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Sam Houston State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 199 students in 2019-2020.
SHSU also took the #24 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
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Texas State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 475 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Texas State.
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 482 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 143 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
With a ranking of #15, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 99 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for TWU is $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Durant, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
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Texas Tech University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 251 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $9,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend ENMU - Main Campus.
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With a ranking of #19, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 314 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend NAU is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
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MSU Texas ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school situated in Wichita Falls, Texas. It awarded 38 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for MSU Texas is $10,045 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $12,891 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
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Angelo State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Angelo State University is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 66 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Angelo State University is $13,819 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Alva, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,791 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
Texas A&M International University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 166 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M International University is $3,074 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
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With a ranking of #25, New Mexico Highlands University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Highlands University is a public institution located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico Highlands University is $9,661 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
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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%.
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- 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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