2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 183,889 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 17,830 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,818 and $32,034 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11,624 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 84 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in the Southwest Region
Out of the 84 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 81 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $12,944 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
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Out of the 84 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 488 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Out of the 84 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 107 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Permian Basin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,092 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend UT Permian Basin.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 566 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
West Texas A&M University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 425 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 124 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Clear Lake, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Clear Lake is $10,612 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
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With a ranking of #9, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 466 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Houston - Downtown landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 177 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,848 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend University of Houston - Downtown.
With a ranking of #11, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 163 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton is $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Sam Houston State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 199 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
Texas State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 475 students in 2019-2020.
Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 482 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 143 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
With a ranking of #16, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 99 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
Texas Tech University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 251 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Durant, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is $9,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
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Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 121 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NSU is $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
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Northern Arizona University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 314 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend NAU.
MSU Texas ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Wichita Falls, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for MSU Texas is $10,045 for southwest region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 18 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,891 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
Angelo State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Angelo State is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Angelo State University is $13,819 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in Alva, Oklahoma, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,791 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend NWOSU.
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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%.
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- *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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