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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

12 Ranked Colleges
218 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 13,139 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,116 and $23,287 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 218 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The 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 “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree psychology students with aid.

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Full The University of Texas at Austin General Psychology Report

#2

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree psychology students with aid list, UTEP has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at The University of Texas at El Paso

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

Full ASU - Tempe General Psychology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read more about General Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

Read full report on General Psychology at UNM

#12 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

Read full report on General Psychology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#9

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 139 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at Grand Canyon University

#7 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oklahoma General Psychology Report

#11

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Texas Christian University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. TCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268.

Read full report on General Psychology at TCU

#12

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936.

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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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