2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 141,695 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,326 and had an average of $26,018 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 14,778 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,745 and $24,039 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychology for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychology for a Doctorate”.
Top 11 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychology for a Doctorate. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 86%.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Oklahoma Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
TCU 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.According to our most recent data, Texas Christian University supports 11,379 students, and 520 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 405 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,096. To help with additional expenses, 343 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Christian University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 92%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at TCU]](/colleges/texas-christian-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychology for a Doctorate list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 13 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychology for a Doctorate list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNM]](/colleges/university-of-new-mexico-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychology for a Doctorate list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
OSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU, 1,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. On top of their other funding sources, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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Grand Canyon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychology for a Doctorate ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 167 students in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Grand Canyon University supports 103,427 students, and 7,172 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4,951 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,970. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Grand Canyon University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychology for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #8. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 8 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Rice also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 7,643 students enrolled at Rice University, 157 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,656. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychology for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 620 of the 14,227 students enrolled at NMSU Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychology for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,873 of the 24,879 students enrolled at UTEP were GI Bill® students, of which 942 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,990. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at El Paso]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-el-paso/student-life/veterans/)
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