by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 486 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 39 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 38 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #2 spot on the list. NWOSU is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 23 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 32 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #4 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 164 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #5 spot on the list. Las Vegas, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full New Mexico Highlands University General Psychology Report
With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Texas A&M International University
MSU Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school situated in Wichita Falls, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 16 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - Commerce General Psychology Report
University of Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Irving, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Dallas
Rice University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Texarkana, Texas, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 more about General Psychology at Texas A&M University - Texarkana
University of Houston landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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
Southern Methodist University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, 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 91%.
Read more about General Psychology at Southern Methodist University
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 17 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas Southern University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Texas Southern University
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 #20, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at Northern Arizona University
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Texas Christian University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about General Psychology at Texas Christian University
With a ranking of #23, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 569 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 more about General Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Oklahoma Norman Campus
University of Arizona landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Arizona
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