by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 143,648 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country.
Across the Southwest region, there were 15,370 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12,848 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 105 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in general psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Surprise. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Ottawa University - Surprise is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Surprise, Arizona. It awarded 13 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Criswell College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 105 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Christian College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Dallas Christian College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mid-America Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region. MACU is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 62 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region. Austin College is located in Sherman, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Georgetown, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
McMurry University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Huston - Tillotson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Psychology at Huston - Tillotson University
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a small school located in Chickasha, Oklahoma that handed out 16 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 125 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
University of North Texas at Dallas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M International University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M International University is located in Laredo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 165 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Texas A&M International University
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 398 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 General Psychology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Prescott College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Prescot College is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 21 bachelors’s psychology degrees 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #15, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 77 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Dine College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tsaile, Arizona, this small public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is located in Alva, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad 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 ranking of #18, Cameron University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Lawton, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 59 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
Langston University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Langston, Oklahoma, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 532 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston - Victoria landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school handed out 120 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 605 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Houston
Texas A&M University - Texarkana ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Texarkana, Texas, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Schreiner University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kerrville, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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