2025 Best Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region
85Colleges in the Southwest Region
21,139Psychology Degrees Awarded
$40,723Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #8 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 85 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 21,139 degrees in psychology to qualified students.
Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Psychology in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the psychology degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you want to pursue a degree in psychology. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 796 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career wages of $41,639.
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in psychology. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 557 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $37,377 in the first couple years of working.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in psychology. University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Norman. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were about 341 psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $32,657.
Any student pursuing a degree in psychology needs to check out University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 641 psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career wages of $35,690.
Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were roughly 363 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career income of $37,072.
Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were about 178 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career wages of $37,360.
Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 967 psychology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Psychology degree recipients from Arizona State University - Tempe receive an earnings boost of around $2,025 over the average earnings of psychology majors.
Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #48 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were about 95 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn around $41,299 for their early career.
SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were about 113 psychology students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $38,115.
NAU is a very large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. This university ranks 7th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 417 psychology students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, psychology degree recipients typically make about $35,633 in their early careers.
Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 448 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $31,466 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 302 psychology students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career income of $40,397.
Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of San Marcos. This university ranks 16th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 612 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $37,317.
TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 134 psychology students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career income of $42,108.
UH is a very large public university located in the city of Houston. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 652 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, psychology degree recipients generally earn around $35,859 at the beginning of their careers.
UNT is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton. This university ranks 13th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 691 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, psychology degree recipients usually make an average of $37,169 at the beginning of their careers.
UT Dallas is a fairly large public university located in the city of Richardson. A Best Colleges rank of #209 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.
There were about 355 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn an average of $35,696 in their early career salary.
Rest of the Top Best Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Psychology students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Best Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
