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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region

113 Ranked Colleges
13,378 Degrees Awarded
$27,938 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 195,678 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,611 and had an average of $25,989 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 19,929 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,468 and $23,942 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 13,378 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 113 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in psychology.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 113 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ottawa University - Surprise landed the #1 spot on the list. Ottawa University - Surprise is located in Surprise, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Ottawa University - Surprise Psychology Report

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Criswell College
Dallas, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Criswell College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region. Criswell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Psychology at Criswell College

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Arizona Christian University Psychology Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Christian College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Psychology at Dallas Christian College

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Mid-America Christian University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-America Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. MACU is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 58 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Psychology at Mid-America Christian University

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Austin College
Sherman, Texas

Austin College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sherman, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Psychology at Austin College

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Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas

With a ranking of #7, Southwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Georgetown, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Psychology at Southwestern University

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McMurry University
Abilene, Texas

McMurry University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. McMurry University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 25 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full McMurray University Psychology Report

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Huston - Tillotson University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Huston - Tillotson University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Full Huston - Tillotson University Psychology Report

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University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a small public school situated in Chickasha, Oklahoma. It awarded 13 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Psychology at USAO

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 125 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Psychology at UT Permian Basin

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With a ranking of #12, University of North Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas at Dallas is a small public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 96 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

Read more about Psychology at University of North Texas at Dallas

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Texas A&M International University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M International University is a public institution located in Laredo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 166 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Texas A&M International University Psychology Report

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Southwestern Adventist University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Keene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Full Southwestern Adventist University Psychology Report

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 506 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Psychology at UNM

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Prescott College
Prescott, Arizona

Prescott College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Prescot College Psychology Report

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Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. St. Edward’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Psychology at St. Edward’s University

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Dine College
Tsaile, Arizona

Dine College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Dine College is a public institution located in Tsaile, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Psychology at Dine College

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Alva, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

Full NWOSU Psychology Report

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Cameron University
Lawton, Oklahoma

Cameron University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Lawton, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 52 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Psychology at Cameron University

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With a ranking of #21, Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas Psychology Report

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Langston University
Langston, Oklahoma

Langston University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Langston University is a public institution located in Langston, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Psychology at Langston University

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Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. NSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It awarded 139 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full NSU Psychology Report

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. The University of Texas at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 580 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

Read full report on Psychology at UTSA

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University of Houston - Victoria landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Victoria, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 108 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Psychology at University of Houston - Victoria

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