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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

24 Colleges
$61,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the #30 most popular major in the country with 33,758 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for clinical psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best school in the Southwest Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #6 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #8 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,711
Arizona 946
Oklahoma 350
New Mexico 67

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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