2024 Best Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region
82Colleges in the Southwest Region
21,139Psychology Degrees Awarded
$36,462Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #8 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 82 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 21,139 degrees in psychology to qualified students.
Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Psychology in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the psychology degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Rice University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in psychology. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were roughly 95 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program earn around $31,474 in the first couple years of working.
It's hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a degree in psychology. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 796 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Those psychology students who get their degree from Texas A&M University - College Station receive $11,318 more than the standard psychology student.
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in psychology. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 557 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year. Those psychology students who get their degree from The University of Texas at Austin receive $12,837 more than the typical psychology graduate.
Every student pursuing a degree in psychology has to take a look at Southern Methodist University. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were about 113 psychology students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year. Psychology degree recipients from Southern Methodist University get an earnings boost of about $3,225 above the average earnings of psychology graduates.
Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were about 967 psychology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Psychology degree recipients from Arizona State University - Tempe earn a boost of approximately $17,873 over the typical earnings of psychology majors.
UH is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.
There were approximately 652 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the psychology major at University of Houston get $15,968 more than the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 641 psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Those psychology students who get their degree from University of Arizona earn $5,972 more than the average psychology graduate.
TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were about 134 psychology students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $34,406 for their early career.
University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman. A Best Colleges rank of #140 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were about 341 psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $27,100 in their early career salary.
Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were roughly 178 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year. Those psychology students who get their degree from Baylor University earn $2,721 more than the typical psychology student.
Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 302 psychology students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year. Those psychology students who get their degree from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus earn $16,059 more than the average psychology student.
Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 363 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year. Those psychology students who get their degree from Texas Tech University receive $9,306 more than the typical psychology grad.
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Here are some additional great schools for Psychology students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Best Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
