A degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #8 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 55 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for psychology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12,079 degrees in psychology annually.
The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Psychology Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the psychology degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in psychology. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 796 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. After graduating, psychology degree recipients usually earn an average of $41,639 at the beginning of their careers.
The University of Texas at Austin is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in psychology. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 557 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin 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 $37,377.
It's difficult to beat Texas Tech University if you want to pursue a degree in psychology. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 colleges 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 year we have data available. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients typically earn an average of $37,072 in their early careers.
Baylor University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in psychology. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were roughly 178 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, psychology degree recipients usually make an average of $37,360 in the first five years of their career.
Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #48 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were approximately 95 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career wages of $41,299.
Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 113 psychology students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year. After graduation, psychology degree recipients generally earn around $38,115 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #396 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 612 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, psychology degree recipients generally earn an average of $37,317 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 schools 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 data year. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients usually earn around $42,108 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.
There were about 652 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program earn about $35,859 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.
There were approximately 691 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn about $37,169 for their early career.
Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a very large student population. 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 year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $35,696.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Psychology Schools in Texas 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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The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
