by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 141,695 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.
Across Texas, there were 9,619 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 222 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general psychology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas”.
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 Texas. Houston Baptist University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #2 spot on the list. 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%.
Read more about General Psychology at University of Houston - Clear Lake
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas list. Texas A&M International University is located in Laredo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Full Texas A&M International University General Psychology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MSU Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Texas A&M University - Commerce
University of Dallas ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas list. UD is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s psychology degrees 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%.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Dallas
Rice University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas list. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas 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 #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 23 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Southern Methodist University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read more about General Psychology at Southern Methodist University
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas 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.
Full Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi General Psychology Report
With a ranking of #12, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 16 students 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 #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 21 masters’s psychology degrees 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 came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas ranking. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas list. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
West Texas A&M University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas ranking. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #19. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Stephen F Austin State University General Psychology Report
With a ranking of #20, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read full report on General Psychology at The University of Texas at San Antonio
With a ranking of #21, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 full report on General Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin
Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Texas A&M Kingsville
Sam Houston State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas ranking. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Psychology at Sam Houston State University
Texas Tech University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas ranking. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 76 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 University of Texas of the Permian Basin came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas ranking. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 125 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Abilene Christian University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Texas ranking. Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 55 masters’s 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%.
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