2025 Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

a bachelor's degree in counseling psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #391 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of counseling psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 72 bachelor's degrees in counseling psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to counseling psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other counseling psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized counseling psychology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Counseling Psychology Schools

The counseling psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in counseling psychology.

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

1

Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, OK

18 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Oklahoma Baptist University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in counseling psychology. OBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Shawnee.More information about a bachelor’s in counseling psychology from Oklahoma Baptist University

2

Aspen University
Phoenix, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in counseling psychology has to look into Aspen University. Located in the city of Phoenix, Aspen University is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in counseling psychology from Aspen University

Best Counseling Psychology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oklahoma	377	15
Arizona	356	11

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Counseling Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Counseling Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Counseling Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Psychology	283
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	196
Clinical Psychology	44
Applied Behavior Analysis	32
Community Psychology	19
Health/Medical Psychology	10
Forensic Psychology	10

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.