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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Southwest Region

39 Ranked Colleges
486 Degrees Awarded
$33,638 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region

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General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 143,648 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $30,411 and had an average of $24,592 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 15,370 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,907 and $21,827 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.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general psychology.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region

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

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Southwest Region

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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. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 38 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 HBU

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. NWOSU is located in Alva, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 masters’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%.

Read full report on General Psychology at Northwestern Oklahoma State University

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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, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 32 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 164 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full ASU - Skysong General Psychology Report

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New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read full report on General Psychology at New Mexico Highlands University

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Texas A&M International University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’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 13 masters’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

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MSU Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas

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 public institution located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s 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%.

Full MSU Texas General Psychology Report

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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. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 11 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%.

Read more about General Psychology at UCO

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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 located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 Commerce

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University of Dallas ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Irving, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s psychology degrees 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%.

Full University of Dallas General Psychology Report

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #11, Rice University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read more about General Psychology at Rice University

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With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Texarkana is a small school located in Texarkana, Texas that handed out 1 masters’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%.

Read full report on General Psychology at Texas A&M University - Texarkana

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #13, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 14 masters’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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Psychology at UH

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Southern Methodist 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 #14. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s psychology 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full SMU General Psychology Report

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With a ranking of #15, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. 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 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%.

Read more about General Psychology at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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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. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 17 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%.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of North Texas

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Read more about General Psychology at The University of Texas at Arlington

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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. Texas Southern University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

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 TSU

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees 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%.

Read full report on General Psychology at OSU

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees 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 full report on General Psychology at NAU

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Baylor University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Baylor General Psychology Report

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With a ranking of #22, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.

Read full report on General Psychology at Texas Christian University

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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 public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Psychology at Texas A&M College Station

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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 Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full University of Oklahoma General Psychology Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 9 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

Full University of Arizona General Psychology Report

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