by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 141,695 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Southwest region, there were 14,778 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 236 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general psychology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree psychology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 167 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 13 doctorate’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe General Psychology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 13 doctorate’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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Psychology at University of Oklahoma
Rice University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #7, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 4 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus General Psychology Report
With a ranking of #9, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 3 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at The University of Texas at El Paso
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 620 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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