2025 Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Industrial & Organizational Psychology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #85 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for industrial & organizational psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 17 doctor's degrees in industrial & organizational psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

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 industrial & organizational psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other industrial & organizational psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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 industrial & organizational psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for industrial & organizational psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The industrial and organizational 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 Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Industrial & Organizational Psychology in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology

1

University of Houston
Houston, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of Houston is a great choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology. UH is a very large public university located in the city of Houston.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from University of Houston

2

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology needs to take a look at University of Tulsa. Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from University of Tulsa

Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	309	6
Arizona	171	10
Oklahoma	124	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	109
Counseling Psychology	76
Educational Psychology	70
Applied Behavior Analysis	50
School Psychology	32
Clinical Child Psychology	5

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.