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

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Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 77 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our analysis found Lamar University to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 8% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Tyler. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 78% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Of the 70 students majoring in clinical psychology at Texas State, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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The in-demand master’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 58 students majoring in clinical psychology at UNT, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Of the 57 students majoring in clinical psychology at Texas A&M College Station, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Sam Houston State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.

About 92% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 8% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 27% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#10

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in clinical psychology at Angelo State, 33% are male and 68% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Clinical & Counseling Psychology students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
12 LeTourneau University Longview, TX
12 Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX
14 Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX
14 Amberton University Garland, TX
14 Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK

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 26 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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