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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in the Southwest Region

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56 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2021-2022, 10,225 people earned their degree in counseling psychology, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,304 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 56 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in counseling psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in counseling psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 11 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in the Southwest Region

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Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Wesleyan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Texas Wesleyan

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #2 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 Counseling Psychology at Our Lady of the Lake University

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 6 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Counseling Psychology at NMSU Main Campus

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at OSU

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Counseling Psychology at TWU

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas Tech University Counseling Psychology Report

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Counseling Psychology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 full report on Counseling Psychology at University of North Texas

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 Counseling Psychology at UH

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

Angelo State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Angelo State

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