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2023 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best General Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, general psychology students earned 9,595 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

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

Top 10 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Methodist University the best school in Texas for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 24 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#4

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general psychology programs. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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University of North Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general psychology programs. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

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Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,900
Oklahoma 1,265
New Mexico 987

General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
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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