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2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Industrial & Organizational Psychology is the 280th most popular major in the country with 2,199 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 131 industrial and organizational psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in industrial and organizational psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial and organizational psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial and organizational psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 13 ’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $13,270 for Southwest Region Industrial and Organizational Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas A&M College Station Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s industrial and organizational psychology students in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $9,925 for Southwest Region Industrial and Organizational Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #3 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Clear Lake is $7,941 for southwest region industrial and organizational psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UH Clear Lake Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 55 ’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $13,378 for Southwest Region Industrial and Organizational Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Angelo State University is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 6 ’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Angelo State is $11,516 for Southwest Region Industrial and Organizational Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend St. Mary’s University is $17,581 for southwest region industrial and organizational psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full St. Mary’s University Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

#7

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region industrial and organizational psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Tulsa has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,983 for southwest region industrial and organizational psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Tulsa.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full University of Tulsa Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is a private not-for-profit institution located in Prescott, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Embry-Riddle Prescott, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Embry-Riddle Prescott is $32,661 for southwest region industrial and organizational psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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