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2022 Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

12 Ranked Colleges
218 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 13,139 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,116 and $23,287 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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 8 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #3 spot on the list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 12 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 139 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also took 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Grand Canyon University General Psychology Report

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, 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 Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Psychology Report

#12 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 7 students 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Full University of Oklahoma General Psychology Report

#10

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Rice University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Rice also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rice University General Psychology Report

#11

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Baylor University is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree psychology students whose families make more than $110k list, Baylor has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Baylor University General Psychology Report

#12

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #12. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at TCU

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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