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

113 Colleges
$29,054 Avg Salary
$26,428 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 195,678 psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 113 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 825 students majoring in psychology at ASU - Tempe, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

About 79% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 21% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Women make up 76% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Out of the 113 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 580 students majoring in psychology at UTSA, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Of the 575 students majoring in psychology at Texas A&M College Station, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

About 77% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

About 82% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 18% are male.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the psychology majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 415 students majoring in psychology at UT Austin, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#12

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

Northern Arizona University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

Women make up 79% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Northern Arizona University Report

#13

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 345 students majoring in psychology at Texas Tech, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full Psychology at Texas Tech University Report

The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

About 76% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 24% are male.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

Women make up 81% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
17 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
18 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
19 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
20 University of Houston - Downtown Houston, TX
21 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
22 Texas A&M International University Laredo, TX

Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 5,406
Texas 11,577
New Mexico 1,062
Oklahoma 1,792

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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