2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region
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In 2019-2020, 134,326 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country.
Across the Southwest region, there were 13,139 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 218 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.
Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 139 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UTEP also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree psychology students list, OSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree psychology students list, UNM has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 13 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Texas Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Baylor University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Rice also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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- *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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