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

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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 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the most popular 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 school with a very large student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in clinical psychology at ASU - Skysong, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

About 76% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 29 students majoring in clinical psychology at UH, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in clinical psychology at UT Austin, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southwest Region . UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

Of the 25 students majoring in clinical psychology at UNT, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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Midwestern University - Glendale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 large suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in clinical psychology at Ottawa University - Phoenix, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in clinical psychology at OSU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the large city of Dallas.

Of the 13 students majoring in clinical psychology at UT Southwestern, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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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 25 schools only.

  • 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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