by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 141,695 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 14,778 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 408 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 39 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in general psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree psychology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Alva, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 20 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full University of Houston - Clear Lake General Psychology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region. ASU - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 100 masters’s psychology 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Highlands University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 5 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico Highlands University General Psychology Report
Texas A&M International University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Texas A&M International University
MSU Texas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at University of Central Oklahoma
With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 11 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Texas A&M Commerce
University of Dallas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Irving, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Rice University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Texarkana, Texas, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Texas A&M Texarkana
University of Houston ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 23 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 General Psychology at University of Houston
With a ranking of #14, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Southern Methodist University
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
University of North Texas ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 16 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Texas Southern University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
With a ranking of #20, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 12 masters’s psychology 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%.
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas Christian University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 25 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
Read more about General Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 more about General Psychology at University of Oklahoma
With a ranking of #25, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 14 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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