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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$43,425 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 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 General Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 73% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Psychology at Arizona State University - Skysong

Out of the 39 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the psychology majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Houston Baptist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full General Psychology at Houston Baptist University Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 30% are male.

Full General Psychology at University of Houston Report

Out of the 39 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Of the 21 students majoring in psychology at UT Arlington, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.

Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at University of Houston - Clear Lake Report

University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 63% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 29% are male.

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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

About 83% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full General Psychology at University of Central Oklahoma Report

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

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 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.

  • 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.

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