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2024 Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

79 Colleges in the Southwest Region
13,378 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,938 Avg Early-Career Salary
Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #5 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 79 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13,378 bachelor's degrees in psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region The psychology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Psychology in the Southwest Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for psychology students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Psychology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
575 Annual Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is a great choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in psychology. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Texas A&M University - College Station

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
415 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in psychology. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from The University of Texas at Austin

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Rice University
Houston, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
64 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Rice University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in psychology. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Rice University

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
85 Annual Graduates

Southern Methodist University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in psychology. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Southern Methodist University

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
825 Annual Graduates

ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tempe.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Arizona State University - Tempe

6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
776 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Houston

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
591 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Arizona

8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
118 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Texas Christian University

9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
280 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
120 Annual Graduates

Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Baylor University

11
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
345 Annual Graduates

Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lubbock.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Texas Tech University

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
13 University of North Texas Denton, TX
14 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
15 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
16 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
17 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
18 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
19 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX

Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 35 8,645
Arizona 33 2,844
Oklahoma 32 1,167
New Mexico 31 700

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 12,537
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 422
Child Development & Psychology 398
Other Psychology 21

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