2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Southwest Region
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With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States. 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.
This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 139 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region 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 public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, 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 Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. 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.
Texas A&M College Station also took 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 University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Texas Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Baylor University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. Waco, 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 2019-2020.
Baylor also took the #4 spot 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.
Rice University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree psychology students list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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- *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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