2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology 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. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11,045 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 78 colleges that offer 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Southwest Region
Out of the 78 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 488 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Full Arizona State University - Skysong General Psychology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 107 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Permian Basin also took the #17 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,092 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas also took the #16 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas General Psychology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 566 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend University of Houston.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Out of the 78 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #5 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 425 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend UT Rio Grande Valley.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 124 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Clear Lake also made our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend UH Clear Lake is $10,612 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Read more about General Psychology at University of Houston - Clear Lake
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 429 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about General Psychology at University of North Texas
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 177 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Downtown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH Downtown is $6,848 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
Full University of Houston - Downtown General Psychology Report
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 163 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend Tarleton State University.
With a ranking of #11, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 199 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
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Texas State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 475 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also made our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Texas State.
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With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 482 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UTSA is $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 143 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
Read more about General Psychology at University of Central Oklahoma
Texas Woman’s University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 99 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for TWU is $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 23 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Read more about General Psychology at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Texas Tech University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 251 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Texas Tech University.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 36 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,516 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.
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Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 314 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Northern Arizona University.
MSU Texas came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for MSU Texas is $10,045 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. SWOSU is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 18 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,891 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend SWOSU.
With a ranking of #22, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 66 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Angelo State is $13,819 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
Read more about General Psychology at Angelo State University
Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Alva, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,791 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school situated in Laredo, Texas. It awarded 166 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,074 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Texas A&M International University.
Read more about General Psychology at Texas A&M International University
New Mexico Highlands University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Highlands University is a small school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico that handed out 30 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,661 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend New Mexico Highlands University.
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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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- 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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