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2025 Best Clinical Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region

15 Colleges in the Southwest Region
319 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in clinical psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #139 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for clinical psychology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 319 degrees in clinical psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Clinical Psychology School

Best Clinical Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region The clinical psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Clinical Psychology rankings. For our Best Overall Clinical Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Clinical Psychology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Clinical Psychology
Master's Degrees in Clinical Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Clinical Psychology

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 Clinical Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Clinical Psychology in the Southwest Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the clinical psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Clinical Psychology

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Every student pursuing a degree in clinical psychology has to check out Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.More information about a degree in clinical psychology from Texas A&M University - College Station

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TX
35.7% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Baylor University if you want to pursue a degree in clinical psychology. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In TX

Any student pursuing a degree in clinical psychology needs to check out The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX

University of Houston is a good option for students pursuing a degree in clinical psychology. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK

University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Tulsa. This university ranks 10th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were about 4 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Tulsa in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In TX
44.4% Growth in Graduates

Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were about 9 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TX
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX

Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #480 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SHSU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX
63.0% Growth in Graduates

UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Houston. This university ranks 87th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 27 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at UH Clear Lake in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
31 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded

UT Tyler is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Tyler. This university ranks 36th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 31 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at UT Tyler in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Clinical Psychology Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 214
Arizona 670 52
Oklahoma 565 22

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One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Clinical Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology 1,304
Applied Behavior Analysis 496
Forensic Psychology 344
School Psychology 312
Applied Psychology 293
Educational Psychology 282
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 239
Health/Medical Psychology 37
Community Psychology 35
Family Psychology 31

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