2025 Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
9
Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,680
Associate Degrees
If you pursue a associate degree in
general psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #7 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of general psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,680 associate degrees in general psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Choosing a Great General Psychology School for Your Associate Degree
The psychology associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
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 general psychology students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of general psychology students who choose to seek a associate 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 general psychology related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general psychology students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank General Psychology Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.