by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 195,678 psychology students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,767 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 89 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. To top this list, a school must have a successful psychology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree psychology students.
Out of the 89 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 774 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 525 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 89 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 330 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 89 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 283 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 83 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station
The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 80 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
Read more about Psychology at The University of Texas at Tyler
University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 74 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 60 masters’s psychology degrees 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%.
Read more about Psychology at University of Houston - Clear Lake
Sam Houston State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 60 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 55 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin
Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 49 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Angelo State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 43 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
LeTourneau University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. LeTourneau University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 37 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Tarleton State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 37 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Amberton University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Garland, Texas, and it awarded 36 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayland Baptist University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Wayland Baptist University is a small school located in Plainview, Texas that handed out 36 masters’s psychology degrees 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.
Read full report on Psychology at Wayland Baptist University
Northeastern State University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 33 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #21, Texas Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 33 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Mid-America Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Psychology at Mid-America Christian University
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