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2023 Best General Psychology Schools in Texas

63 Colleges
$27,463 Avg Salary
$23,720 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Psychology 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 Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 63 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Psychology Schools in Texas

Check out the psychology programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Schools

Our analysis found Southern Methodist University to be the best school for general psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at SMU take out is $23,250.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 63 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at Rice accumulate an average of around $13,250 in student debt.

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Out of the 63 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Psychology majors at Austin Community College District take out an average of $13,618 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at UT Austin accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $277, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at TCU accumulate an average of around $21,529 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $745, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general psychology programs. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Odessa.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, psychology graduates from Texas A&M College Station carry an average student debtload of $19,500. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $275, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Houston - Downtown ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Psychology Schools in Texas list. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the large city of Houston.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at UH Downtown accumulate an average of around $30,015 in student debt.

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#9

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Psychology Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at UH take out is $21,500. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $257.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Schools in Texas ranking. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at UH Clear Lake accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Psychology Schools in Texas award.

Rank College Location
11 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
12 Amarillo College Amarillo, TX

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Colleges 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 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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