2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 141,695 general psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
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'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 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 General Psychology program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 66% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Women make up 77% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
About 85% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 15% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
About 73% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 27% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in psychology at University of Oklahoma, 64% are male and 36% are female.
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Rice University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
Women make up 63% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Texas Christian University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 50% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
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Baylor University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.
Women make up 67% of the psychology majors at the school.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 9,595 |
| Arizona | 2,900 |
| Oklahoma | 1,265 |
| New Mexico | 987 |
General Psychology Related Majors
General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 12 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.
More about our data sources and methodologies.