2021 Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
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Finding the Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 54 colleges that offer a bachelor's in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality psychology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the psychology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Arizona has taken the #1 spot in this year's psychology ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population. University of Arizona also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Southwest Region rankings.
About 1.6% of University of Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,642 part time students in attendance at University of Arizona.
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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. UT Permian Basin is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Odessa.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.8%. 2,887 of UT Permian Basin students are exclusively distance learners. 2,711 students are part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Texas. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UNT is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Southwest Region list.
About 1.8% of UNT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. 12,105 students are part time.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UH Clear Lake is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 2,857 students at UH Clear Lake that take at least one class online. About 4,970 of the students at UH Clear Lake are attending part time.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,943 part time students in attendance at Texas A&M College Station.
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University of Houston - Downtown comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the city of Houston.
The student loan default rate at UH Downtown is lower than is typical, just 0.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,159 students take at least one class online at UH Downtown. There are roughly 8,391 part time students in attendance at UH Downtown.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Arizona State University - Tempe. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 1.5% of ASU - Tempe students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 37,856 students take at least one class online at ASU - Tempe. About 8,480 of the students at ASU - Tempe are attending part time.
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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 1.4% of UT Dallas students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,632 students at UT Dallas that take at least one class online. 5,977 of UT Dallas students are attending part time.
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The University of Texas at Austin comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Austin has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Southwest Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. 3,479 students are part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Our Lady of the Lake University. OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 980 of OLLU students are exclusively distance learners. 319 of OLLU students are attending part time.
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