2025 Best School Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

School Psychology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #72 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best School Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 32 doctor's degrees in school psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on school psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of school psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized school psychology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank School Psychology Schools

The school 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 School Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study School Psychology in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in School Psychology

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in school psychology. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in school psychology from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

University of Houston
Houston, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in school psychology has to check out University of Houston. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in school psychology from University of Houston

Best School Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best school psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	309	14
Arizona	171	22
Oklahoma	124	6

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School Psychology Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to School Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	109
Counseling Psychology	76
Educational Psychology	70
Applied Behavior Analysis	50
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	17
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.