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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Texas

5 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$30,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Texas, there were 8,516 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,849 and $22,810 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

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 Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree psychology students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Texas

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin General Psychology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso General Psychology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas 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 Texas” 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.

Read more about General Psychology at Texas A&M College Station

#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at Texas Christian University

#4

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at Baylor University

#5

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913.

Full Rice University General Psychology Report

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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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